Articles filed under Political Figures
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Judge blocks Trump’s $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including IllinoisFeb 09, 2026 7:08 pm - A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in child care and family planning funding to five Democratic-led states, including Illinois.
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Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with EpsteinFeb 09, 2026 9:38 am - A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
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UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a crisisFeb 09, 2026 7:35 am - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s position hung by a thread on Monday as he tried to persuade his Labour Party lawmakers not to kick him out of his job after just a year and a half in office.
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Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreakFeb 06, 2026 9:18 am - Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.
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Trump won’t apologize for racist post depicting Obamas as primatesFeb 06, 2026 9:06 am - President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
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Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different storyFeb 06, 2026 7:43 am - Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign products.
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Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugsFeb 05, 2026 6:43 pm - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
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Most GOP candidates for 9th Congressional seat oppose Trump’s suggestion to nationalize electionsFeb 05, 2026 6:17 pm - The Republicans running to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District are split on President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to nationalize elections.
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Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prisonFeb 04, 2026 12:07 pm - A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
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Trump administration's tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammedFeb 03, 2026 2:40 pm - The Department of Homeland Security's approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations, accompanied by a punchy, at times mocking tone in its official statements, elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive?