Articles filed under Political Figures
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Brushing off concerns of overspending, Pritzker signs $53.1 billion state budgetJun 05, 2024 6:32 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed the state’s $53.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest in state history. The signing caps months of work — and tension — among top Democratic leaders in Springfield and within the governor’s office.
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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on caseJun 05, 2024 4:20 pm - An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
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Biden, in France for D-Day anniversary, to highlight ‘struggle against authoritarianism’Jun 05, 2024 10:36 am - PARIS — President Biden arrived in France on Wednesday to join world leaders in commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a visit in which he plans to evoke the memory...
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Cross-examination of FBI agent continues in Hunter Biden's gun trial, as first lady again attendsJun 05, 2024 9:54 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words a...
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Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020Jun 04, 2024 9:59 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying tha...
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Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worriesJun 04, 2024 9:15 am - WASHINGTON — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Just...
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Hunter Biden’s exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial to detail his drug useJun 04, 2024 7:22 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as prose...
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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll findsJun 04, 2024 7:20 am - WASHINGTON — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking p...
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Biden prepares a tough executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a dayJun 03, 2024 2:56 pm - The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests to the U.S.-Mexico borde...
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Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden's firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction, politicsJun 03, 2024 7:07 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Prospective jurors in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter were questioned Monday on their thoughts about gun rights and drug ad...