Articles filed under Political Figures
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Senate votes 56-44 that Trump's impeachment trial is constitutional, will resume WednesdayFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Ca...
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Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as 'political theater'Feb 08, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” and accused House Democrats on the eve of the f...
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Could Illinois' next Republican chairman also come from the suburbs?Feb 05, 2021 4:20 am - Of the three candidates for state Republican Party chairman, Lake Forest's Mark Shaw is the only one from the North or Northwest suburbs. But Shaw's residency in the pop...
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Biden seeks to go big, fast and alone on COVID reliefFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden laid out the case Friday for moving fast and without Republicans, if necessary, to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, armed with ...
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COVID-19 milestone: Vaccines given outnumber cases of the diseaseFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has hit a one-day record of giving 74,965 COVID-19 shots, and it passed another milestone Friday: More people have had an immunization than have had the disease...
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Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committeesFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned b...
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Biden, Yellen pan GOP virus aid as too small, urge actionFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on a private call Tuesday that a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan is insufficient as ...
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House Democrats make case for conviction; Trump denies chargesFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats s...
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Biden to meet Republicans who propose lesser virus aidFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus aid, about a third of the $1.9...
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From The Editor: Caring for the details key to historic front pagesFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - Chronicling history with our newspaper and especially our front page is a job we take seriously. Lately, we've had a lot to chronicle: a national election with America a...