Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker plans $147 million boost for DCFSFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-year budget will include a $147 million increase in funding for DCFS to boost staffing and increase support for investigations. The Democrati...
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Trump's story about veteran's comeback was not quite trueFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trump described ho...
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Ahead of budget address, Pritzker touts $225 million in efficienciesFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday his administration has already identified $225 million in budget savings for the upcoming fiscal year, and as muc...
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Trump says he has right to intervene after Barr rebukes himFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Donald Trump maintained Friday that he has the legal right to intervene in criminal cases in response to Attorney General William Barr's criticism that the president's t...
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Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it 'impossible' to do jobFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president's tweets about Justice Department prosecut...
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Trump may stop allowing aides to listen to foreign leader callsFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump said he is considering blocking administration officials from listening to his phone calls with foreign leaders, after a whistle-blower complaint ...
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Trump slams John Kelly after ex-adviser defends Alexander VindmanFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out against former White House chief of staff John Kelly for being disloyal after the ex-adviser came to the defen...
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Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentenceFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lower...
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Klobuchar surged in New Hampshire. Can she make it count?Feb 12, 2020 12:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. - It took a year of campaigning, countless stump speeches and an especially strong night on the debate stage for little-known Democratic presidential hopef...
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Aide who testified against Trump likely out at White HouseFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The decorated soldier and White House aide who played a central role in the Democrats' impeachment case against President Donald Trump is expected to be pus...