Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemicJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump is returning to a family business ravaged by pandemic shutdowns and restrictions, with revenue plunging more than 40% at his Doral golf property,...
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Illinois data shows long-term care vaccinations lag behind health care worker inoculationsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - To correct a number, 524,050 COVID-19 vaccine doses were sent to long-term care facilities. COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities lag behind the rest o...
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Feder: Natasha Korecki to cover White House for PoliticoJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Natasha Korecki, who was a star reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Daily Herald before joining Politico, has been promoted to White House correspondent, Robert F...
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Analysis: Biden faces a more confident China after U.S. chaosJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING - As a new U.S. president takes office, he faces a determined Chinese leadership that could be further emboldened by America's troubles at home. The disarray in ...