Articles filed under Political Figures
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Joe Biden, America's oldest sitting president, needs young voters to win again. Will his age matter?Jul 30, 2023 1:00 am - At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he's more interested in the 80-year-old president's accomplishments than his age. "People as young ...
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Who's in, who's out: A look at which candidates have qualified for the 1st GOP presidential debateJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - With less than a month to go until the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, seven candidates say they have met qualifications for ...
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Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised releaseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Fr...
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Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the USJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to unveil new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts ...
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Trump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictmentJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump met Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith's team ahead of a potential indictment over the former president's efforts ...
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Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his 'moonshot' effortJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency, aiming to help doc...
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Trump once condemned the Jan. 6 rioters. Now he's become one of their biggest supportersJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battlin...
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State announces 3rd manufacturing expansion spurred by new tax creditJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced another milestone Thursday in his administration's push to expand the state's role as a manufacturing hub in the renewable energy economy. A...
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Giuliani concedes he made public comments falsely claiming Georgia election workers committed fraudJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Rudy Giuliani has conceded that he made public comments falsely claiming two Georgia election workers committed ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential race ...
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Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentenceJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own news conference on Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into spac...