Articles filed under Political Figures
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18% legislative pay raises started with Pritzker, though he sought raises only for the cabinetJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The idea for raising salaries of top Illinois state government officials, which culminated this weekend with the House and Senate voting lawmakers an 18% p...
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State House Republican leader Durkin announces his exit from the General AssemblyJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - State Rep. Jim Durkin, who said in November he was giving up his post as Illinois House Republican leader, is now saying he is resigning from the House of Representative...
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Daily Herald opinion: Two years later, it's important to remember the Jan. 6 Capitol attackJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Today marks two years since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence were set to certify the 2020 electio...
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Cubans crossing into U.S. stunned to hear of new asylum limitsJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - YUMA, Ariz. - Migrants who entered the U.S. illegally under moonlit skies and waist-deep cold water Friday were devastated to learn they may be sent back to Mexico under...
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'Do not just show up at the border': Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a monthJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally,...
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Kinzinger joins CNN as a senior political commentator.Jan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Adam Kinzinger has begun his next act after leaving Congress, signing on with CNN as a senior political commentator. "Happy to join the team," Kinzinger tweeted. The for...
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Jan. 6 take-aways: Final revelations from investigationDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Destroyed documents. Suggestions of pardoning violent rioters. Quiet talks among cabinet officials about whether then-President Donald Trump should be remov...
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Trump's tax returns released: He took millions in deductions some years to reduce taxes paidDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over...
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Traffic up, gas prices down: What the transportation experts see for 2023Dec 26, 2022 4:00 am - Drone deliveries, decent gas prices, carpool lanes and another federal bailout for transit? They're all percolating, according to three wise men and transportation exper...
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Jan. 6 report: Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrectionDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 20...