Articles filed under Political Figures
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Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pickJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to th...
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Biden's big test: Proving he can rally allies against PutinJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's effort to rally support, both at home and abroad, ahead of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest big test of...
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Pritzker compromise would give teachers extra sick leave for COVID-19 - if they are vaccinatedJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill Monday that would have required COVID-19 related paid leave for teachers and staff at public schools and universities in favor of a new ...
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Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka TrumpJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate ...
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Next phase of construction along I-80 to beginJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced the beginning of the next phase of construction along the Interstate 80 corridor that will modernize Houbolt Road ...
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New York attorney general says Trump's company misled banks, tax officialsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The New York attorney general says her investigators have uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" valu...
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Biden in anniversary press conference: Nation weary from COVID but U.S. in a better placeJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralized but insisted at a news conference marking his...
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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's workJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - ATLANTA - Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to vote, a right from whic...
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Aurora's Irvin expected to pick downstate lawmaker on GOP gubernatorial ticketJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is expected to choose a downstate Republican as a running mate when he announces his candidacy for governor next week, sources told the Daily ...
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businessesJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at...