Articles filed under Political Figures
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Editorial: Censorship and the online cafeJan 23, 2021 1:00 pm - Many conservatives, and certainly supporters of Donald Trump, are applying a label of "censorship" to the moves by Twitter and other social media platforms to suspend th...
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Suburban members of Congress talk priorities as Democratic Senate gives them swayJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - As Sen. Dick Durbin readies for a historic role as chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee, members of Congress from the suburbs are dusting off bills on climate ch...
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Russia welcomes U.S. proposal to extend nuclear treatyJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is ...
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Guard troops head home after helping secure Biden inauguralJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After President Joe Biden's inauguration went off with only a handful of minor arrests and incidents, more than 15,000 National Guard members are prepa...
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Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid planJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - BALTIMORE - President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Friday to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans while Congress begins to ...
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Former federal prosecutor says Urlacher pardon sent agents' work 'up in smoke'Jan 22, 2021 12:00 am - With this week's pardon of Casey Urlacher, the Mettawa mayor indicted last year on federal charges of gambling conspiracy and conducting an illegal gambling business, mo...
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Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White HouseJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced. The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the defe...
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Trump impeachment trial will begin Feb. 8, Schumer now saysJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former preside...
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Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chiefJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation F...
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World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under BidenJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - BERLIN - World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause...