Articles filed under Political Figures
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Duckworth lifts her hold on military promotions after Esper assurance on VindmanJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Sen. Tammy Duckworth has lifted her hold on 1,123 senior military promotions after receiving confirmation that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper did not block the promotio...
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20-29 now largest COVID-19 age group; Pritzker 'will not hesitate' to tighten restrictionsJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois grew by 707 Tuesday and deaths increased by 25, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged 20-somethings to be cautious while socializing and warned he'll...
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Illinois' COVID-19 positivity rate much lower than some neighbors'Jul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 883 Monday as deaths from the respiratory disease increased by six, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The state hit a signific...
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Feder: Mancow parties with Roger Stone after Trump commutes sentenceJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - When Chicago radio personality Erich Mancow Muller flew down to Florida last week he thought he'd be attending a pity party for his friend Roger Stone, who was set to be...
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Goya CEO praises Trump at White House, backlash is swiftJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Goya Foods is facing a swift backlash after its CEO praised President Donald Trump at White House event. Goya was founded in Manhattan in 1936 by Don Pru...
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Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulingsJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the Supreme Court. But this year and last, even with two justi...
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Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentenceJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Dem...
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Federal court denies relaxed ballot requirements for constitutional amendmentsJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois group trying to get a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot is not entitled to looser regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a feder...
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No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for nowJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Rejecting President Donald Trump's complaints that he's being harassed, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a New York prosecutor's demands for the...
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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopenJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if America's schools don't reopen in the fall despite the coronavirus, and he lashed out at fe...