Articles filed under Political Figures
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Two key suburban House Republicans still favor tax hikeJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor's veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...
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President Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after North Korea missile launchJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country's latest missile launch, asking, "Does this guy have anything better to...
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Trump tweets mock video of him beating CNN, sparks criticismJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - President Donald Trump crowned his weekend rage against the news media with a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit - his face...
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Rauner promises to veto income tax hikeJul 02, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois House on Sunday passed a $5 billion income tax bill, as well as a spending plan, aimed at ending the state's three-year budget stalemate. The revenue bill, ...
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Fact check: President Trump's claim Medicaid spending in health bill 'actually goes up'Jun 30, 2017 1:00 am - "Democrats purposely misstated Medicaid under new Senate bill - actually goes up."- President Trump, in a tweet, June 28, 2017 --- The White House is defending changes t...
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President Trump ridicules TV host Mika Brzezinki's looks, calls her crazyJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the brains, looks and temperament of a female cable television host whose show he says he has stopped watching....
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A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It's fake.Jun 28, 2017 1:00 am - The framed copy of Time Magazine was hung up in at least four of President Trump's golf clubs, from South Florida to Scotland. Filling the entire cover was a photo of Do...
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Trump: Obama did 'NOTHING' about Russian meddling in 2016 electionJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says investigators have "zero 'tapes'" showing that his associates colluded with Moscow to try to influence the 2016 election. On Twi...
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Suburban families try to assess fallout from Supreme Court ruling on travel banJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - As the ground shifts for immigrants and refugees after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on President Donald Trump's travel ban, local families are wondering about the fal...
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Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban, will hear argumentsJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a limited version of its ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries, a victory...