Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class messageJan 28, 2025 7:31 am - President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.
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Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump orderJan 28, 2025 7:25 am - Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
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Suburban police navigating conflicting state, federal directives on immigration crackdownJan 27, 2025 5:04 pm - Illinois law requires local cops to leave immigration enforcement to the feds, but could they face consequences if they don’t assist with mass deportations?
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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launching PAC to help potential Senate bid if Durbin does not run againJan 27, 2025 1:09 pm - Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her Level Up PAC on Monday, positioning herself to run for the U.S. Senate next year if Sen. Dick Durbin chooses not to seek reelection.
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What to know about Trump’s first executive actions on climate and environmentJan 27, 2025 12:40 pm - President Donald Trump's first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth's climate and environment.
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An ‘unwavering’ public servant: Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie resigningJan 27, 2025 10:33 am - Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2.
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Fed expected to pause rate cuts as it begins to weigh Trump policiesJan 27, 2025 8:18 am - Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, as policymakers begin to grapple with the way the president’s policies on trade, immigration and spending could reshape the economy and potentially stoke inflation.
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Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seatsJan 24, 2025 8:33 pm - Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income families in Illinois through Smart Start Illinois in the past year.
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Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffsJan 23, 2025 2:50 pm - President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t.
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Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflationJan 23, 2025 2:45 pm - President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep.