Articles filed under Political Figures
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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Georgia election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votesJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential elec...
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Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over TrumpJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some s...
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Georgia's two Republican senators back Trump's $2K checksDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks lands Tuesday in the Senate, but the Republican majority has shown little interest in follow...
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Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisisDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19? Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their cr...
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Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner's father, othersDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of...
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Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP alliesDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ...
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Pritzker: More than 100,000 health care workers have gotten vaccine so farDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois has given a COVID-19 vaccine to 100,991 health care workers so far, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, as the state prepares for a second inoculation rollout in...
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Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's executive ordersDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In early July, a judge in downstate Clay County voided Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions in a sweeping order that he applied to the entire stat...
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Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override voteDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support ...