Articles filed under Political Figures
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Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under BidenJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden's plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with ...
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EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it's clear Biden wonJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - ATLANTA - As Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in Wednesday as the nation's 46th president, Donald Trump's most ardent supporters still believe Biden was not legitimately elec...
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Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as vice presidentJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - THULASENDRAPURAM, India - Residents of a tiny Indian village surrounded by rice paddies flocked to a Hindu temple, setting off firecrackers and praying and as they watch...
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Buffalo Grove native heads to White House to join Biden communications teamJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A year ago when no one worried about face masks and Joe Biden was fighting for his political life in Democratic primaries, his Deputy National Press Secretary Matt Hill ...
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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits 'Tiger King'Jan 20, 2021 12:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY - One name missing in President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons is "Tiger King" Joe Exotic. His team was so confident in a pardon that they had readied a ...
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Last-minute pardon of Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher raises eyebrowsJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - The last-minute pardon of Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher by outgoing President Donald Trump has brought raised eyebrows, but no explanations. Urlacher, the 41-year-old you...
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'I could see Lady Gaga's lips moving': Casten, Krishnamoorthi share favorite moments from dayJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Seated with other members of Congress just below where President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris recited their oaths of office Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Sean Caste...
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Underwood, Duckworth among the Illinoisans tweeting from the inaugurationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Members of Illinois' delegation to Congress celebrated the inaugurations of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday with social media posts and...
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Full list of Trump clemencies: Casey Urlacher, Lombard man, Lil Wayne, Steve BannonJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - President Donald Trump late Tuesday granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 more. On the list for pardons was Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher, who was...
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Lombard man granted clemency by TrumpJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Lombard man serving a life sentence for participating in a drug conspiracy was granted clemency late Tuesday by President Donald Trump and said he plans to help free o...