Articles filed under Political Figures
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Madigan discloses harassment complaintsFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan released a list Tuesday of nine complaints of sexual harassment, retaliation or discrimination in his state office i...
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Trump suggests he and governors would have rushed Florida schoolFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump told the nation's governors on Monday that he would have rushed in to aid students and teachers during the deadly mass shooting ...
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Trump dismisses Democratic memo as a 'BUST' and takes another swipe at the 'Witch Hunt' probing his campaignFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asserted Saturday that a Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims about surveillance of a former campaign aide was "a total politi...
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Trump: School resource officer who stayed outside Parkland shooting a 'coward'Feb 23, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump on Friday said that the armed school resource officer who stayed outside during the school shooting last week in South Florida was either a "cowar...
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Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates pleads guilty to 2 chargesFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A former top adviser to President Donald Trump's election campaign has formally pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and false statements charges in the spe...
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Obama declines to speak at Harper College graduation, for nowFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Former President Barack Obama won't be delivering Harper College's commencement speech in May, as leaders at the Palatine-based community college had hoped. But they've ...
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Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boostersFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - The social media service Twitter is believed to have suspended thousands of accounts for being automated bots, or for other policy violations, drawing outcry from fringe...
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President Trump expresses support for senators' gun billFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump signaled support for one piece of gun control legislation on Monday, five days after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 people dead ...
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13 Russians charged with interfering in 2016 presidential electionFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Thirteen Russians and three Russian entities were charged Friday with an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, federal prosecu...
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Rauner wants $1 billion tax cut with pension fixFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday he could balance the Illinois budget and cut taxes by $1 billion provided the Democratic-controlled General Ass...