Articles filed under Political Figures
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McConnell blasts impeachment, will vote to acquit TrumpFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats' drive to impeach President Donald Trump as "the most rushed, least fair and leas...
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Trump extols 'Great American Comeback' in State of the Union speech, which Pelosi rips upFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a "Great ...
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House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft partsFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of legislation restoring and retroactively applying a tax break for aircraf...
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Democrats use State of the Union rebuttal to pivot from impeachmentFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Democrats used a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night to refocus the national spotlight on the party's policy plat...
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Photo gallery: Images from Trump's State of the Union addressFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress. ...
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Analysis: Bitter partisanship dominates Trump's State of the UnionFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Like a premature cast party, President Donald Trump and many of the 535 members of Congress focused on his impeachment got together in the House of Represen...
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Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union speechFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The "great American comeback" President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy supremacy, health care an...
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Who from suburbs will be at State of the Union: a teacher, police chief, scientist, local activistsFeb 03, 2020 4:35 am - Members of Congress from the suburbs are highlighting environmental issues, health care, science, education and law enforcement with their choices of guests to attend Pr...
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What it was like for suburban Democratic campaign volunteers to stump in IowaFeb 03, 2020 4:30 am - IOWA - While thousands of Illinoisans head south for a little warmth in February, an intrepid group of adventurers is driving west on I-80 to the Hawkeye State. They dif...
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Dems kick off Iowa caucuses amid worry over beating TrumpFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Democratic campaign that has cost more than $1 billion, dashed the ambitions of veteran politicians, forced conversations about race, gender an...