Articles filed under Political Figures
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Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardonDec 02, 2025 9:05 am - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10 billion, report saysDec 01, 2025 10:12 am - Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.
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Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crewDec 01, 2025 10:11 am - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has “great confidence” that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September.
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rulesDec 01, 2025 9:41 am - PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor despite his administration’...
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New prosecutor won’t pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference caseNov 26, 2025 10:15 am - The prosecutor who recently took over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others said in a court filing Wednesday that he has decided not to pursue the case further.
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FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal ordersNov 25, 2025 2:35 pm - Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
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Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next yearNov 24, 2025 2:01 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointedNov 24, 2025 1:41 pm - A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
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The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA baseNov 23, 2025 5:19 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - President Donald Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials from statehouses to Capitol Hill warn his full-throated embra...
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Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxietyNov 23, 2025 4:55 pm - CHICAGO — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a...