Articles filed under Political Figures
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Illinois lawmakers stop in Buffalo Grove to protest federal funding cutsApr 27, 2025 6:50 pm - Democratic state lawmakers gathered Sunday in Buffalo Grove as part of a four-stop bus tour of Chicago and the suburbs to speak out against cuts in federal funding.
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ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyers sayApr 25, 2025 2:32 pm - The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday.
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Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visitsApr 25, 2025 2:12 pm - Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, “Home Town.”
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Wall Street’s rally fades as more CEOs talk about uncertainty because of Trump's trade warApr 25, 2025 10:06 am - Wall Street's big three-day rally is running out of steam, and U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Friday as they near the end of another roller-coaster week.
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Trump store in Huntley facing eviction, cited for code violations over signsApr 25, 2025 9:09 am - The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley soon could be forced to vacate its space for violations of village ordinance.
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Trump says Russia has made a ‘pretty big concession’ by stopping short of seizing all of UkraineApr 24, 2025 1:04 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital.
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Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperationApr 24, 2025 1:01 pm - A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump's executive orders were unconstitutional.
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Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against TrumpApr 24, 2025 7:40 am - The proposed NATO-like alliance for the 18 schools would allow them to share resources in case the president targets one of their members.
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‘Time to pass the torch’: With Durbin not seeking reelection, here’s who could run.Apr 23, 2025 10:41 am - Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek re-election, setting off what’s likely to be a lively skirmish to replace him. Here’s some Democrats and Republicans eyeing the job.
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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureausApr 22, 2025 4:07 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department. The plans revealed Tuesday would reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration's "America First" mandate. The reorganization plan, announced by Rubio on social media and detailed in documents obtained by The Associated Press, is the latest effort by the White House to reimagine U.S. foreign policy.