Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump pushes out Reince Priebus, names Gen. John Kelly chief of staffJul 28, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Friday he was appointing Homeland Security head John Kelly to be White House chief of staff, ending the tumultuous six-mont...
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Why health care is so hard for the GOPJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate embarked on a freewheeling process to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, as Republicans overcame deep divisions to bring their proposals...
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Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. militaryJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have ...
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Democrats slam Trump's military transgender ban, while GOP is caught by surpriseJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats slammed President Trump's decision, announced in a series of tweets Wednesday morning, to bar transgender Americans from serving in ...
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Mendoza: Rauner needs to act now to help pay down overdue billsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza urged Gov. Bruce Rauner today to act quickly to use his new bonding authority to access up to $6 billion to help pay down the state's...
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Trump tells Emanuel 'get tough' on Chicago murdersJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - President Donald Trump again highlighted Chicago's problems with crime, telling Mayor Rahm Emanuel - not using his name - "to get tough." "This month in Chicago, there h...
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Trump vents anew on Sessions, who's under pressure to quitJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump turned up the heat on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, launching a fresh Twitter tirade against him while musing priva...
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Trump brings political attacks to the Boy Scouts jamboreeJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Ahead of President Donald Trump's appearance Monday at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the troops were offered some advice on the gathering's official blog...
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Rauner: Talk of discrimination against CPS "hurtful" and untrueJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that accusations that he cares less about predominantly minority students in Chicago Public Schools are "hurtful" and that he "c...
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Kushner: I did not collude with RussiaJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, spent about two hours Monday answering questions from Senate investigators about his ...