Articles filed under Political Figures
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Ex-Illinois National Guard leader from Arlington Heights: We're on edge of a precipice with IranJan 08, 2020 4:30 am - As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, there's no play book for what's ahead, former Illinois National Guard Adjutant General David Harris said. "We're...
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McConnell says 'no haggling' as impeachment standoff deepensJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday there will be "no haggling" over the process for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in a deepe...
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U.S. allies see Mideast strategy vacuum that Putin can fillJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - PARIS - He was the leader on the world stage, visiting troops stationed in a far-flung war zone for the holidays, shoring up alliances and economic deals in the Mideast,...
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US, Iran step back from the brink; Trump opts for sanctionsJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one wa...
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U.S. thinks Iranian reprisal deliberately missed American troopsJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Iran apparently intended to avoid U.S. casualties when it launched more than a dozen missiles at U.S.-Iraqi airbases in retaliation for an American airstrike that killed...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payoutJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump wrongly dismissed the continuing threat of the Islamic State group and spread a false tale of the U.S. paying out billions of do...
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Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn should get jail time, prosecutors sayJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Flynn, the former Trump national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his contacts with a Russian ambassador, should serve ...
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'We have the votes': McConnell says Republicans will start impeachment trial, delay witnessesJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial and postp...
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Iran strikes at US with missile attack in Iraq. 'All is well!' Trump tweetsJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing a top Revolutionary Guards commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two milit...
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Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaedJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is "prepared to testify" if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment t...