Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker, GOP leaders ramp up graduated tax debate after threat of 20% increaseSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - In dueling press briefings Friday, Illinois House Republican leaders said the Pritzker administration "threatened" a big tax increase if voters don't approve a graduated...
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Trump expected to tap Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme CourtSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a...
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Illinois hospitalizations for COVID-19 spike to highest number since mid-JuneSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - The number of patients in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19 hit 1,713 as of Wednesday night, the highest number since mid-June, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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'What would our founders think?': McConnell, Pelosi dispute Trump, vow peaceful power transferSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders from both parties, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, swiftly pushed back Thursday after...
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Trump pays respects to late Supreme Court Justice GinsburgSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to...
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Top contenders for Ginsburg's seat on Supreme CourtSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has said he would nominate a woman to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87 and was a champion of gen...
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Who's a hypocrite? GOP, Dems debate past comments on courtSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The "H" word - hypocrisy - is suddenly in vogue at the Capitol as lawmakers debate how quickly to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of...
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Illinois COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Sept. 22Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 126,464 COVID-19 cases...
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Senate GOP lines up with Trump to quickly fill court seatSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have swiftly fallen in line behind President Donald Trump's rush to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat, all ...
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Cindy McCain rebukes fellow Republican Trump to back BidenSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Cindy McCain has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party's 2008 nominee. Trump has...