Articles filed under Political Figures
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President Trump says U.S. to 'do something' about French wine tariffsJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump promised to do "something" about French wine that he said is allowed into the U.S. virtually tariff-free while France imposes duties on U.S. wine,...
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Trump and Macron planted a friendship tree. Now it's dead.Jun 10, 2019 1:00 am - PARIS - The symbolic tree that President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron planted at the White House last year has died, according to French media...
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In first year as governor, Pritzker pushes through far-reaching agendaJun 08, 2019 8:00 am - After four years of fiscal austerity and the pro-business, anti-union agenda of former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois lawmakers took a sharp turn to the left dur...
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Here's how tariffs will raise prices at some of America's best-known companiesJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In the past year, President Donald Trump's increasingly combative approach to global trade has sent American companies scrambling. What started with tariffs...
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Pritzker says opponents are misleading voters about graduated income taxJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said opponents of the proposed graduated income tax plan are intentionally misleading voters who will ultimately decide its fate in November ...
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Pelosi tells colleagues she wants to see Trump 'in prison,' not impeachedJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told several high-ranking colleagues Tuesday night that she wants to see President Donald Trump "in prison" but does not want to ...
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Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing 'evil' abortion billJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield has banned the General Assembly's leaders from receiving Holy Communion at local churches because of their involvement in aborti...
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White House official says Mexico tariffs aren't a given; Trump says threat is 'no bluff'Jun 05, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A top White House adviser said for the first time Wednesday that President Donald Trump might back down on imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico, but the ...
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'We're putting our fiscal house in order': Pritzker says gambling, pot will help repair broken stateJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Bringing a massive casino to Chicago's struggling neighborhoods and legalizing marijuana across Illinois is the price to pay for stabilizing the fiscal basket case that ...
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Queen, Trump, world leaders commemorate 75th anniversary of D-DayJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - PORTSMOUTH, England - British royalty and leaders from around the world gathered here Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, honoring the m...