Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump clinches GOP nomination with Tuesday primary winsMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has clinched the Republican Party nomination, surpassing the necessary delegate threshold. Trump, who had only token opposition,...
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...
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Pritzker endorses Biden for presidentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks of holding back, Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president. "As our nation faces some of the bigges...
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COVID-19 cases top 100 in Illinois; it's now in 15 countiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of cases of COVID-19 in Illinois reached 105 Monday, state officials announced, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker banned gatherings of 50 people or more on the eve of St....
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White House to do health check of those in contact with TrumpMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The White House said Saturday it planned to perform temperature checks on any individuals in close contact with President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence. The ...
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COVID-19 update: Trump took virus test; U.S. extends travel bansMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump said he took a test to determine whether he has coronavirus, after learning that he'd recently come in contact with people who were infected or ar...
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President Trump declares coronavirus pandemic a national emergencyMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and of...
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14 new coronavirus cases in the Chicago area, including one in Lake CountyMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - With 14 more coronavirus-related cases in the state Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced seismic actions including closing schools temporarily and urging Illinoisans to ...
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Trump: All travel from Europe to U.S. suspended for 30 daysMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump said he will significantly restrict travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, the most far-reaching measure yet in the administration's...
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Supreme Court lets Trump make asylum-seekers stay in MexicoMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Trump administration on a key border policy, letting the government keep enforcing a rule that has forced 60,000 people to wait in Mexi...