Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stageAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination on the S...
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As of Aug. 28, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 109,024 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 47.5% of the state's total, accor...
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Officials warn suburban Cook County might soon need tighter COVID-19 restrictionsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban Cook joined 30 counties exhibiting warning signs of a COVID-19 surge Friday, and that could lead to restrictions such as smaller gathering sizes, officials warn...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accusedAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black L...
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AP FACT CHECK: Pence presses a distorted case on economyAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans pressed a distorted case Wednesday that President Donald Trump took over a moribund economy from Barack Oba...
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GOP Convention take-aways: Pence pounces while crises swirlAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans - particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura - were focus...
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WATCH THE RNC LIVE: Trump's moment, Giuliani and moreAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS - President Donald Trump has popped up multiple times during this week's Republican National Convention, but his big moment is scheduled for tonight when he is...
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Scant mention of brewing crises at Republican conventionAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As Republicans make the case for a second Trump term at their convention, trouble is brewing outside. A potentially catastrophic hurricane is bearing down o...
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2,157 new COVID-19 cases; death toll of 37 highest since July 7Aug 26, 2020 1:00 am - New COVID-19 infections surged Wednesday with 2,157 more cases, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported, along with 37 additional deaths from the virus. That'...
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Trump's convention gives platform to some with fringe viewsAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An advocate of "household voting" in which husbands get the final say. A woman who has argued that school sex ed programs are "grooming" children to be...