Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump reportedly wanted his personal pilot to head the FAA. The job is still vacant.Mar 14, 2019 1:00 am - As a private citizen, Donald Trump glided through the sky on the trusted wings of his personal pilot, whose job it was to "make sure that everything happens seamlessly b...
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Manafort now faces 7 years in prison, fresh New York chargesMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his ...
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Trump says he appreciates Pelosi's stance against impeachment, ignores her view that he's unfit for officeMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he greatly appreciated comments from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. opposing his impeachment, but he remain...
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Trump: U.S. grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crashMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an E...
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Website helps calculate how much you'll pay in Pritzker's tax planMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - How much will Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed graduated income tax cost or save you? State officials released a way to tally that up Tuesday with an online tax calculator...
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Trump plan postpones balanced budget despite deep spending cutsMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump will propose a U.S. budget that wouldn't balance for 15 years, even assuming stronger economic growth than private forecasters expect and with dee...
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Why Trump probably won't get in trouble for campaign finance violationsMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws by making a large, indirect, "in-kind" contribution ...
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'Fast Eddie' admits to tax evasionMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Former Chicago Alderman Edward R. "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal tax evasion charge. His plea comes more than two years after the feds accuse...
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Pritzker income tax plan ranges from 4.75 to 7.95 percent; GOP cries foulMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a new graduated income tax system Thursday that he called essential to Illinois' stability even as suburban Republicans launched a campaign of...
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Ex-Trump aide Manafort gets just under 4 years in prison for tax, bank fraudMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising ...