Articles filed under Political Figures
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In AP interview, Attorney General Todd Blanche defends his record as political pressure mountsAug 28, 2026 8:14 am - Trump’s former personal attorney has stepped into the commanding role facing a challenge that other leaders of the Republican president’s Department of Justice could not overcome: threading the needle between Trump's boundary-busting demands and a prosecutor’s duty to uphold the rule of law.
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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’Aug 28, 2026 8:09 am - A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.
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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurryAug 28, 2026 7:00 am - President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks.
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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United StatesAug 27, 2026 12:47 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
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After six months of Iran war, US goals have shifted. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concernAug 27, 2026 7:18 am - When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there's still no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete.
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‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election DayAug 26, 2026 1:41 pm - Suburban election officials insist a U.S. Supreme Court decision that preliminarily approves President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting isn’t affecting their plans for the Nov. 3 midterms.
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Bailey implores GOP to improve turnout as campaign’s focus shifts to suburbsAug 26, 2026 12:58 pm - Darren Bailey told supporters on a downstate campaign tour this week that they won’t be seeing him again soon. Instead, he’ll be focusing his energy from now through November in Chicago and its suburbs.
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How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to doAug 26, 2026 8:16 am - With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years.
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Pritzker, Bailey offer different visions for Illinois educationAug 26, 2026 6:14 am - In appearances during the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger Darren Bailey offered different visions for how to improve public education in Illinois.
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Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalatesAug 25, 2026 10:14 am - Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply.