Articles filed under Political Figures
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Which GOP senators are seen as possible votes against Trump?Feb 13, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Most every senator has pledged to listen to the evidence in Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, but most minds were likely made up before the ...
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Trump acquitted: Senate votes 57-43 to end historic impeachment trialFeb 13, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-e...
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House GOP members criticize Pritzker over tax incentives freezeFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republican lawmakers criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ahead of his budget address next week, calling on the governor to reinstate business tax...
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What to watch as Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defenseFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president's impeachment trial: Don't lose any Republican votes. Most...
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Lawyer who defended Trump accustomed to political disasterFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - Bruce L. Castor Jr. answered his cellphone, but he had no time to talk. "I'm 12 minutes from prime time," he said, before heading to the well of the U....
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Trump lawyers argue impeachment based on 'hatred,' his words didn't incite riotFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of "hatred" against the former president as they sped through their defense of his...
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Rioters acted on Trump's 'order,' Democrats say in trialFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment said Thursday the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on "the president's orders" to stop Joe...
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New video at Trump trial show police begging for help, lawmakers and Pence fleeingFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashi...
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Pritzker's office says no tax hikes, flat spending in upcoming budgetFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office says he will propose a budget with no tax increases for the upcoming fiscal year, and the deficit is now projected at about $2....
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Kinzinger defends impeachment vote, saying he'd “regret it forever” if he didn'tFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger defended his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump for his role in last month's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, telling rep...