Articles filed under Political Figures
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Bailey responds to criticism over his remark contrasting Holocaust deaths with abortionAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Amid growing criticism, Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey on Tuesday strove to explain a past comment that the Holocaust "doesn't even compare"...
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State announces plan for $760 million from opioid settlementJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will di...
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Friction or no, state Democrats urge DNC to bring national convention to ChicagoJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - There's a one in four chance the Democratic National Committee will smile on Chicago by holding its 2024 national convention here, and Illinois leaders are working to sh...
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Trump back in Washington, repeating false election claimsJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington for the first time since leaving office Tuesday, vigorously repeating his false election claims that sp...
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Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable TrumpJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation's main target: former President ...
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'Jul 21, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nati...
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Jan. 6 testimony: Trump poured 'gasoline on the fire' with Pence tweetJul 21, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the Capitol siege raging, President Donald Trump poured "gasoline on the fire" by tweeting condemnation of Mike Pence's refusal to go along with his pl...
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Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionmentJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - Trump officials tried to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census in a move experts said would benefit Republicans despite initial doubts among some in the administ...
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Trump, Pence rivalry intensifies as they consider 2024 runsJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling events...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptomsJul 16, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 11th District Illinois congressman said he is experiencing mild symptoms via a Twi...