Articles filed under Political Figures
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In Trump's tweet-speed market, facts take back seat to hopeAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - It wasn't that long ago that U.S. markets felt simple. The rules were so straightforward they'd become cliches: Don't fight the Fed. Don't try to catch a falling knife. ...
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After 24 hours, China still unaware of calls mentioned by TrumpAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - China declined to confirm phone calls with the U.S. that President Donald Trump claimed happened over the weekend, during which Trump said China indicated it wanted to w...
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Editorial: The quixotic campaign of Joe WalshAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - It's hard to know what to make of the seemingly quixotic campaign of suburban firebrand Joe Walsh for the Republican presidential nomination. Our first impulse - not nec...
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New gun dealer regulations proposed in IllinoisAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Following through on a new law that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in January, the Illinois State Police published a set of proposed new regulations requiring g...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: belly dancing, NFL Strike, Penn and Teller, Great America and moreAug 26, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of the end of the NFL strike, belly dancing, Penn and Teller, backyard bible class, Great America and more in our latest Through the Film...
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Trump denies that he suggested nuking hurricanes. But the government once studied the idea.Aug 26, 2019 1:00 am - In October 1935, roughly six weeks after a devastating hurricane laid waste to the Florida Keys, a group of frustrated chamber of commerce executives from the storm-batt...
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Krishnamoorthi joins suburban lawmakers seeking impeachment inquiryAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, on Monday joined a growing list of suburban congressional representatives supporting an impeachment investigation i...
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Lindsey Graham defends Trump's escalating trade war with ChinaAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As markets have reacted with turmoil to President Donald Trump's escalating threats against China, one of the president's staunchest allies in Congress had ...
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Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primaryAug 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump ...
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Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom...