Articles filed under Political Figures
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Aide to Vice President Pence tests positive for coronavirusMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House comp...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...
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Trump praises Barr for dropping Flynn's Trump-Russia caseMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Mich...
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Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopeningMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how an...
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Justice Department dropping Michael Flynn's criminal caseMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, ab...
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Illinois surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, 1 million unemployment claims processedMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has passed another grim milestone as state officials have now recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19. Another 138 people died in the past 24 hours, bring...
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May 6 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Of the 136 additional deaths announced Wednesday, 82 - or 60% - are from suburban Cook County and the five collar counties, by the state's co...
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GOP wants 'local' say in Pritzker's COVID-19 reopening planMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans said Wednesday that Illinois' pandemic control plan needs GOP input and again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene the Legislature. The De...
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State officials as virus deaths approach 3,000: 'Virtual hugs' best on Mother's DayMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 136 Wednesday, a decrease from Tuesday's high of 176, but "the virus hasn't gone away," officials announced as they cautioned against large ...
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Trump: COVID-19 task force not dismantling, just refocusingMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed course on plans to wind down his COVID-19 task force, attempting to balance his enthusiasm for "reopening" the ...