Articles filed under Political Figures
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid paymentsNov 07, 2025 9:37 am - President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.
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Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US HouseNov 06, 2025 8:07 am - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
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Vernon Hills toymaker gears up for Supreme Court fight over Trump’s tariffsNov 05, 2025 7:39 am - Rick Woldenberg’s Vernon Hills toymaking companies — Learning Resources Inc. and hand2mind Inc. — sued in April to invalidate the tariffs as exceeding President Donald Trump’s authority. The suit is now before the Supreme Court in one of the most economically important clashes in the country's history.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffsNov 05, 2025 7:33 am - Conservative members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs midway through arguments in a case that's a pivotal test of executive power for a tool central to his broader agenda.
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Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart votersNov 05, 2025 7:22 am - Zohran Mamdani wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to the president of the United States, who had threatened not only to defund the city if he won but also to arrest and deport him.
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President Donald Trump, in Miami, brags about the economy despite an election-night rebukeNov 05, 2025 7:12 am - President Donald Trump took a victory lap on the economy on the one-year anniversary of his successful election, boasting of cheaper prices and saying the U.S. is the envy of the globe even while the Republican Party faced a rebuke from voters anxious about their own finances in Tuesday's off-year elections.
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22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nominationNov 04, 2025 6:28 pm - A farmer, a sheriff and an electrician are among the candidates as the filing period for the March 17 primary ends.
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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84Nov 04, 2025 6:08 am - Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
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‘Built with love’: New school building for blind, deaf students takes flightNov 03, 2025 7:35 pm - “This new facility is more than brick and mortar, it symbolizes hope,” advocates said at opening of new Philip J. Rock Center and School in Glen Ellyn.
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Pritzker discusses veto session toll hike, right-to-die legislationNov 03, 2025 6:23 pm - During a stop in the suburbs Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker discussed a proposed toll hike, right-to-die legislation and dropping an “F-bomb” in regards to President Donald Trump.