Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of othersJan 19, 2021 11:05 pm - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term as part of a flurry of clemency action that ...
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Hollywood returns: Bruce, Garth, Gaga, J.Lo headline Biden inaugurationJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way - with flamboyance, fashion and pa...
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed postJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the f...
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Biden arrives for inauguration with big plans, big problemsJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden made a sober entrance to the nation's capital Tuesday, ready to assume power as America reels from the coronavirus pandemic, soari...
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'The mob was fed lies': McConnell says Trump 'provoked' Capitol siegeJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was "fed lie...
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2 Guard members made extremist statements about inaugurationJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Twelve U.S. National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who made...
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Biden's nominees promise fresh approach on national securityJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's nominees to lead his national security team promised a turnabout from the Trump administration's approach on the world stage, sa...
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Biden immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groupsJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican lawmakers and conservative groups opposed President-elect Joe Biden's forthcoming immigration plan Tuesday as massive amnesty for people in the U...
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Illinois has received more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has received more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Tuesday, as 4,318 new cases of the virus were reported with 33 more deaths from the respiratory di...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 19Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 458,611 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according t...