Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump digs in on border-wall funds as congressional negotiators prepare to conveneJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that lawmakers would be "wasting their time" if they do not discuss a wall or physical barrier along the Southern bo...
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Analysis: Starbucks' Schultz challenged to find constituency for 2020 bidJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Former Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz's flirtation with an independent presidential bid faces a much bigger challenge than the furious reaction he enge...
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Sun-Times: Federal affidavit details investigation of Alderman SolisJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Retiring Alderman Danny Solis (25th) received sex acts, Viagra, free weekend use of an Indiana farm once owned by Oprah Winfrey and a steady stream of campaign contribut...
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FBI secretly recorded Madigan pitching law firm's servicesJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - The FBI secretly recorded Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan trying to get business for his private law firm from a developer brought to him by Alderman Danny Solis,...
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Trump tweets that Howard Schultz lacks the guts and smarts to be presidentJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took a few jabs Monday at former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz, saying he lacks the guts and smarts to be president. Trump...
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Trump ridicules Coulter, slams Fox News in fallout over wallJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Macbeth suffered from hubris, Hamlet from self-doubt. The fatal flaw that some conservative pundits fear could lead President Donald Trump, otherwise their ...
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Trump adviser Roger Stone says he's falsely accused, 'will not testify against the president'Jan 25, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Roger Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday by the FBI in Florida on charges that he lied and tried to tamper wi...
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Pritzker moves to expand access to welcoming centers for immigrantsJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the suburbs as a backdrop Thursday to sign an executive order requiring scrutiny of how funding for immigrant welcome centers is being spent. Pri...
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Fact check: Trump casts asylum restrictions as humanitarian reliefJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - "Our plan includes critical measures to protect migrant children from exploitation and abuse. This includes a new system to allow Central American minors to apply for as...
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Trump says he'll postpone State of Union address until shutdown endsJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday night that he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong...