Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump lawyers argue impeachment based on 'hatred,' his words didn't incite riotFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of "hatred" against the former president as they sped through their defense of his...
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Rioters acted on Trump's 'order,' Democrats say in trialFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment said Thursday the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on "the president's orders" to stop Joe...
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New video at Trump trial show police begging for help, lawmakers and Pence fleeingFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashi...
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Pritzker's office says no tax hikes, flat spending in upcoming budgetFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office says he will propose a budget with no tax increases for the upcoming fiscal year, and the deficit is now projected at about $2....
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Kinzinger defends impeachment vote, saying he'd “regret it forever” if he didn'tFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger defended his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump for his role in last month's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, telling rep...
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Senate votes 56-44 that Trump's impeachment trial is constitutional, will resume WednesdayFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Ca...
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Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as 'political theater'Feb 08, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” and accused House Democrats on the eve of the f...
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Could Illinois' next Republican chairman also come from the suburbs?Feb 05, 2021 4:20 am - Of the three candidates for state Republican Party chairman, Lake Forest's Mark Shaw is the only one from the North or Northwest suburbs. But Shaw's residency in the pop...
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Biden seeks to go big, fast and alone on COVID reliefFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden laid out the case Friday for moving fast and without Republicans, if necessary, to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, armed with ...
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COVID-19 milestone: Vaccines given outnumber cases of the diseaseFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has hit a one-day record of giving 74,965 COVID-19 shots, and it passed another milestone Friday: More people have had an immunization than have had the disease...