Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump on drug prices: Pharma companies are 'getting away with murder'Jan 11, 2017 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - At his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump accused the pharmaceutical industry of "getting away with murder" and said that he would ch...
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Constable: Obama's grace more than skin deepJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - In a nation still struggling with a racial history birthed from slavery, Barack Obama will be immortalized as America's first black president. But the most impressive th...
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Cubs will visit White House on MondayJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - The World Series champion Chicago Cubs will make a celebratory visit to the White House before President Barack Obama leaves office. Multiple sources confirmed that the ...
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How the U.S. job market has evolved over Obama's 8 yearsJan 08, 2017 6:15 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009 in the midst of the Great Recession, the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. Employers were panickin...
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Barrington Hills attorney a fan of DuckworthJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington Hills resident Andrew Stoltmann, an attorney with offices in Barrington and Chicago, is a longtime fan of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. She once wrote an op-...
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Jacksons have not sought pardons from ObamaJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former alderman - who are battling in a messy divorce - have not asked President Barack Obama for p...
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Fact check: Julian Assange's claim that Russian's weren't involved in Wikileaks emailsJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - The facts contradict Julian Assange's assurance that there was no Russian involvement in the WikiLeaks email releases, and the situation is much too complex for him to m...
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The real reason Ford abandoned its plant in MexicoJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Ford chief executive Mark Fields said Tuesday the automaker was ditching its plans to open a factory in Mexico and instead expanding a Michigan plant, creating 700 more ...
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Trump golf club shows pitfalls of first franchise presidencyJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The decorative clock bearing the name of America's incoming 45th president has yet to start at the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, ...
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Trump objects after House GOP votes to gut ethics officeJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump criticized House Republicans Tuesday for voting to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that tax reform ...