Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump administration appeals ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. CookSep 10, 2025 3:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday appealed a ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook as he seeks more control over ...
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‘We represent the entire state:’ Del Mar joins Bailey on GOP governor’s ticketSep 10, 2025 9:51 am - A suburban-rural matchup is shaking up the Illinois gubernatorial race with Republicans Aaron Del Mar and Darren Bailey entering the race as a team.
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Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire herSep 09, 2025 9:24 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts ...
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RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autismSep 09, 2025 5:33 pm - The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday.
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Bailey expected to make second run for governor, pick Palatine’s Del Mar as running mateSep 09, 2025 4:42 pm - Darren Bailey plans to run for governor for a second time in 2026, and is expected to select Palatine resident Aaron Del Mar as his running mate, Capitol News Illinois confirmed with sources close to the campaign.
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Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. citiesSep 09, 2025 3:03 pm - A group of Democratic senators is filing a friend of the court brief Tuesday in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, stepping up pressur...
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districtsSep 09, 2025 2:39 pm - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's ...
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Who is Katie Abraham, the suburban native at the center of the latest deportation campaign?Sep 09, 2025 11:02 am - The Department of Homeland Security is dedicating a Chicago deportation “blitz” to Katie Abraham, one of two women killed in an Urbana drunken driving crash earlier this year by a Guatemalan man who lacked legal status and fled the scene.
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What does ICE surge mean for Great Lakes naval base? Lawmakers explain as ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ launchesSep 08, 2025 7:56 pm - Naval Station Great Lakes won’t be housing ICE officers or detainees, senators say.
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Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3M defamation judgment against TrumpSep 08, 2025 5:11 pm - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attack...