Articles filed under Political Figures
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Report: Trump told Michael Cohen to lie. His own attorney general pick said that's a crime.Jan 18, 2019 12:00 am - When Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, asked President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, earlier this week whether it would be a...
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In rare move, Mueller's office denies report that Trump told Cohen to lieJan 18, 2019 12:00 am - Special Counsel Robert Mueller III's office on Friday denied an explosive report by BuzzFeed News that his investigators had gathered evidence showing President Donald T...
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T-Mobile execs stayed at Trump's hotel while seeking approval for merger from White HouseJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Last April, telecom giant T-Mobile announced a megadeal: a $26 billion merger with rival Sprint, which would more than double T-Mobile's value and give it a...
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Trump's attorney general nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probeJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department criticizing an ...
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Trump rejects suggestion to allow government to reopen temporarilyJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he rejected a suggestion by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that he allow the government to temporarily reopen while co...
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McSweeney vows to continue push for suburban consolidation plan despite vetoJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - State Rep. David McSweeney pledged Monday to reintroduce a plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships after it was vetoed by outgoing Go...
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Gov. Pritzker gives Democrats near-record power in IllinoisJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Billionaire J.B. Pritzker took the oath Monday as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four years of divi...
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Pritzker mentions Barrington neighborhood's pride flags in inaugural addressJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised action on legalizing marijuana and instituting a graduated income tax Monday in an inaugural address that used a suburban neighborhood as an ...
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'There's a lot of anxiety': Shutdown fallout grows as impact hits suburban residentsJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - Among workers from air traffic controllers guiding planes through the region to furloughed EPA workers who can't monitor air pollution, anxiety over a partial government...
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Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall's wild originsJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - On an August afternoon in 1918, a mysterious man approached the U.S.-Mexico border in the bustling town of Nogales. For decades, the boundary between the two countries h...