Articles filed under Political Figures
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Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates pleads guilty to 2 chargesFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A former top adviser to President Donald Trump's election campaign has formally pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and false statements charges in the spe...
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Obama declines to speak at Harper College graduation, for nowFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Former President Barack Obama won't be delivering Harper College's commencement speech in May, as leaders at the Palatine-based community college had hoped. But they've ...
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Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boostersFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - The social media service Twitter is believed to have suspended thousands of accounts for being automated bots, or for other policy violations, drawing outcry from fringe...
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President Trump expresses support for senators' gun billFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump signaled support for one piece of gun control legislation on Monday, five days after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 people dead ...
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13 Russians charged with interfering in 2016 presidential electionFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Thirteen Russians and three Russian entities were charged Friday with an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, federal prosecu...
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Rauner wants $1 billion tax cut with pension fixFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday he could balance the Illinois budget and cut taxes by $1 billion provided the Democratic-controlled General Ass...
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Police: Trump Jr.'s wife taken to hospital after receiving letter with 'unidentified substance'Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Police in New York said Monday that a letter containing "an unidentified substance" was mailed to the home of Donald Trump Jr., the president's oldest son. Trump's wife,...
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Inside Trump's $4.4 trillion budget: more defense and red inkFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump proposed a $4.4 trillion federal budget on Monday for fiscal 2019, a plan Congress is expected to all but ignore that would slash entitlements and...
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Trump military parade plan prompts Schneider legislationFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider announced Thursday he plans to introduce legislation aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's proposed military parade if the event would "neg...
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Trump's 'marching orders' to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military paradeFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to reality in the Pentagon and Whi...