Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump assails Democrats for investigating him, rejects infrastructure talksMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump escalated his confrontation with House Democrats over their efforts to investigate his presidency, declaring he'd refuse to work with them on bipartisan pol...
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Bad weather and Trump's trade war spawn U.S. farmer quandaryMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - Clay Govier reckons he'll be kept out of his fields through the Memorial Day weekend as a torrent of rain drenches farms across the Midwest and Great Plains. While that ...
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Why Trump should be worried about Justin AmashMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified before Congress earlier this year, one member on the Republican side of the hearing st...
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Gas tax hike, other fees would fund Pritzker's $41.5 billion 'Rebuild Illinois' capital planMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday briefed lawmakers on a proposed capital improvements plan that calls for spending $41.5 billion on transportation, ...
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White House starts campaign asking internet users to share censorship storiesMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - The White House on Wednesday announced a campaign asking internet users to share if they had been censored on Facebook, Google and Twitter, tapping into President Donald...
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Trump: My plan will favor 'brilliant' immigrantsMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the immigration plan he's proposing would prioritize "totally brilliant" immigrants. Trump on Thursday laid out a merit-based pl...
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Robert Feder's take on Conrad Black's pardon by President TrumpMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - The revered film critic Roger Ebert spoke for all of us who worked at the Chicago Sun-Times when he stood up to Conrad Black, the Canadian-born press baron who owned the...
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White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremismMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - The United States on Wednesday broke with 18 governments and top American tech firms by declining to endorse a New Zealand-led response to the livestreamed shootings at ...
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Feder: Stroger joins WVON as morning co-hostMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger just became the latest politician to transform himself into a Chicago radio talk show host. WVON 1960-AM has signed Strog...
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White House explores new farmer bailout plan as US-China trade war heats upMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - White House officials are scrambling to come up with a new bailout plan to placate furious farmers after President Donald Trump's initial idea of donating u...