Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump says a big China deal could come 'maybe soon.' That's unlikely.Sep 18, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned the Chinese not to wait until after the 2020 election to strike a trade deal. But the two sides remain far apart on...
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A divided Federal Reserve cuts key rate for 2nd time this yearSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its key benchmark interest rate for a second time this year while saying it's prepared to continue doing what it deems...
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How new group hopes to promote 2020 census in Lake CountySep 14, 2019 1:00 am - A bipartisan group of Lake County Board members, local mayors and other public servants is coming together to increase participation in the 2020 U.S. census. The Lake Co...
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Fact checker: Trump's fuzzy vision on the Sept. 11 attacksSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - "I vividly remember when I first heard the news. I was sitting at home watching a major business television show. Early that morning, Jack Welch, the legendary head of G...
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Trump to propose ban on flavorings used in e-cigarettesSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage...
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Lisa Madigan joins Kirkland & Ellis law firmSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has been relatively out of the spotlight after announcing she wouldn't seek reelection two years ago, has joined Kirkl...
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Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money dealSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - A former student who Dennis Hastert sexually abused decades ago breached an unwritten $3.5 million hush-money agreement with the former U.S. House speaker by telling fam...
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President Donald Trump dismisses John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly'Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanis...
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The Notorious RBG in Chicago: Ginsburg raps on the past and the futureSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Just weeks after announcing she received treatment for pancreatic cancer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday reminded a Chicago crowd the nation ha...
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Residents press Casten on impeachment at forumSep 05, 2019 5:00 am - As expected when the topic is "impeachment," no one was neutral at a town-hall meeting held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten Wednesday. But a majority of the crowd of...