Articles filed under Political Figures
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Biden vows to battle inflation as prices keep climbingJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - In President Joe Biden's estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just kee...
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Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforceJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at expanding the state's mental health workforce and i...
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'I was slipping in people's blood': Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 'war scene' in her testimonyJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards described to lawmakers the "war scene" that she and other officers faced when rioters began viciously attacking them...
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Analysis: Is state's record 'rainy day fund' balance proof of fiscal achievement?Jun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The state's "rainy day" fund - spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse - now has its highest-ever balance of $750 million after a $320 mill...
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Few laughs, tough questions as Biden chats with KimmelJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - There weren't a lot of laughs, but President Joe Biden got some unsolicited advice from Jimmy Kimmel when the president sat down for his first in-person in...
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What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfoldedJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 will hold their first prime-time hearing Thursday to share what they have uncovered a...
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WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearings begin in WashingtonJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election is ready to open...
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Jan. 6 hearings guide: What to know as the panel goes publicJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its initial findings Th...
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Jan. 6 committee's members are on diverging political pathsJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The nine members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are on diverging political paths as they prepare for public heari...
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Then and now: GOP lawmakers' evolution on the Capitol riotJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Most every Republican lawmaker expressed outrage in the days after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some even blamed then-President Don...