Articles filed under Political Figures
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Sun-Times: Foster leading group against Nancy Pelosi becoming House speakerNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Taking his biggest political risk yet, Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, is among those leading the charge against Nancy Pelosi becoming the next speaker of the H...
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Trump calls for halting recounts in Florida races for governor and SenateNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump on Monday called for halting the just-launched recounts in the Florida races for Senate and governor, alleging without evidence that many ballots ...
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Illinois 200: Barack Obama's political career in Illinois helped shape his presidencyNov 11, 2018 4:33 am - A decade ago, he claimed victory in the presidential campaign from Grant Park in Chicago. He announced his run - and later his running mate - on ground trod by Abraham L...
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White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim AcostaNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday night shared a video of CNN reporter Jim Acosta that appeared to have been altered to make his action...
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Suburban activists join national protest supporting Mueller probeNov 08, 2018 12:00 am -
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Who's the boss? Pritzker beat Rauner but now faces the future with MadiganNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - His voice raspy from days of campaigning, Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker pumped hands, posed with CTA riders for selfies and outlined a whirlwind agenda. "Here are the priorit...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...
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Jeff Sessions forced out as attorney general by TrumpNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as the country's chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and per...
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Trump declares victory in midterm electionsNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the "Republican Party defied history" in the midterm elections, despite Democrats seizing the House majority,...
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How you can follow the midterm election results tonightNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The contest for control of Congress will come down to the outcomes in as many as 70 House and 11 Senate races spread across time zones from Maine to Alaska. Polls in the...