Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker claims ‘unconstitutional invasion’ as state sues to block National Guard deploymentOct 06, 2025 4:40 pm - About 300 Illinois and 400 Texas National Guard troops could be deployed to city amid backdrop of ICE deportations and protests.
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Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6Oct 06, 2025 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown figh...
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The Supreme Court begins a term that will examine Trump's expansive claims of presidential powerOct 06, 2025 3:10 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday began a new term that will have a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power. Pivotal cases on v...
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Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pactOct 06, 2025 2:43 pm - MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Russia's offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United Stat...
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Illinois, Chicago sue to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to the cityOct 06, 2025 10:22 am - Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in OregonOct 05, 2025 4:16 pm - President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.
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After spending millions on Bailey in 2022, GOP megadonor Uihlein backs Dabrowski for governorOct 04, 2025 2:30 pm - GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein of Lake Forest is backing Wilmette’s Ted Dabrowski in the 2026 governor’s race.
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Gov. Pritzker rejects Trump’s ultimatum to call up Illinois National GuardOct 04, 2025 1:36 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he rejects the Trump administration’s Department of War issuing an ultimatum Saturday morning urging the Democratic leader to “call up your troops, or we will.”
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‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projectsOct 03, 2025 6:53 pm - The Trump administration has frozen funds for a Red Line extension and other major Chicago Transit Authority projects. The move impacts a major Red Line extension on Chicago’s South Side and modernization of the Purple/Red lines on the North Side.
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Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure DemocratsOct 03, 2025 9:05 am - President Donald Trump's administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.