Articles filed under Political Figures
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President Trump tweets EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resignedJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights a...
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Government blesses omitting race from admissions, enrollmentJul 04, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said the government would no longer encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guida...
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Trump talks to 3 more candidates for Supreme Court vacancyJul 04, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the conten...
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Walmart's 'Impeach 45' apparel sparks boycott and causes social media stirJul 03, 2018 1:00 am -
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Trump: 'If not for me,' United States would be at war with North KoreaJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would be at war with North Korea without his efforts and that conversations with the nation's lea...
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Suburban lawmaker to head Department of Healthcare and Family ServicesJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday appointed Hinsdale Republican State Rep. Patti Bellock to head up the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, a move that coul...
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Trump, Putin will hold a summit July 16 in HelsinkiJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, both of their governments announced Thursday. The mee...
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Rosenstein, Wray face angry House Republicans in hearingJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray are facing sharp questioning about the Justice Department's independence during a T...
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Rauner calls Janus ruling 'victory' for public sector workers and taxpayersJun 27, 2018 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday called a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that deals a major blow to public sector unions a "great victory for our democracy, our publ...
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Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pickJun 27, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of th...