Articles filed under Political Figures
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Appeals court weighs Trump arguments to withhold recordsNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A panel of judges on Tuesday questioned whether they had the authority to grant former President Donald Trump's demands and stop the White House from allowi...
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Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panelNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, putting off for no...
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Facts Matter: Blurred seal not proof that Biden isn't really presidentNov 29, 2021 4:30 am - Social media users recently pointed to a video that includes a blurred presidential seal, retweeted by Vice President Kamala Harris, as proof that Joe Biden isn't actual...
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New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells USNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but "not a cause for panic" Monday and said he was not considering a...
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State Senate committee expected to review tollway reorganizationNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - State senators are expected to hold a hearing in December to look into a reorganization at the Illinois tollway that is prompting questions about who's in charge at the ...
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Lawsuit could foil Illinois' ban on immigration detentionNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO - When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Way Forward Act into law in August, he put the state squarely on the side of a growing movement against the federal...
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'If I sound angry, I am': In hourslong rant, GOP's McCarthy stalls Biden billNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Part political performance, part stall tactic, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy unleashed a long, rambling and vitriolic speech overnight, seizing control o...
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Democrats' sweeping social, climate bill passes divided HouseNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats brushed aside months-long divisions and pushed their expansive social and environment bill through a sharply divided House on Friday, as President...
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White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility billsNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - The Biden administration is taking steps to help distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills, an unprecedented sum that comes largely ...
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Former inspector general clears Emanuel in Laquan McDonald shootingNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - As ex-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waits for a confirmation vote to be U.S. ambassador to Japan, former Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson has cleared Emanuel of wrong...