Articles filed under Political Figures
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Bailey expected to make second run for governor, pick Palatine’s Del Mar as running mateSep 09, 2025 4:42 pm - Darren Bailey plans to run for governor for a second time in 2026, and is expected to select Palatine resident Aaron Del Mar as his running mate, Capitol News Illinois confirmed with sources close to the campaign.
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Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. citiesSep 09, 2025 3:03 pm - A group of Democratic senators is filing a friend of the court brief Tuesday in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, stepping up pressur...
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districtsSep 09, 2025 2:39 pm - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's ...
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Who is Katie Abraham, the suburban native at the center of the latest deportation campaign?Sep 09, 2025 11:02 am - The Department of Homeland Security is dedicating a Chicago deportation “blitz” to Katie Abraham, one of two women killed in an Urbana drunken driving crash earlier this year by a Guatemalan man who lacked legal status and fled the scene.
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What does ICE surge mean for Great Lakes naval base? Lawmakers explain as ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ launchesSep 08, 2025 7:56 pm - Naval Station Great Lakes won’t be housing ICE officers or detainees, senators say.
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Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3M defamation judgment against TrumpSep 08, 2025 5:11 pm - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attack...
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Antioch mayor mulling GOP run for governorSep 07, 2025 5:41 pm - Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner announced Sunday he is considering running for Illinois governor as a Republican in 2026, adding that he expects a final decision by the end of the month.
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Trump border czar warns sanctuary cities nationwide to ‘expect action’Sep 07, 2025 4:40 pm - CHICAGO — As Chicagoans braced for a potential activation of the National Guard in their city, President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said residents of cities wit...
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In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bagSep 07, 2025 4:05 pm - WASHINGTON — In a swath of the nation's capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria — formerly the ...
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal interventionSep 07, 2025 3:59 pm - CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as th...