Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fundMay 19, 2026 9:27 am - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn't rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new$1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.
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While slamming Chicago mayor for having ‘no plan,’ Pritzker optimistic about Bears stadium deal in Arlington HeightsMay 18, 2026 6:19 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday expressed confidence that legislation for the Bears’ potential move to Arlington Heights will pass before May 31. He also criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for having “no plan” to keep the team in the city.
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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf alliesMay 18, 2026 2:31 pm - President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway.
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China agrees to boost trade for U.S. beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summitMay 18, 2026 1:56 pm - China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a high-stakes summit in Beijing where he sought to ease the impact on American farmers from the trade war he launched last year.
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Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suitMay 18, 2026 9:16 am - The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.
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Trump’s description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxietiesMay 16, 2026 6:35 pm - Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian missionMay 16, 2026 2:52 pm - U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring DemocratsMay 15, 2026 5:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the clos...
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Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressureMay 15, 2026 4:56 pm - DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest...
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Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China tiesMay 15, 2026 4:10 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns about it from Chinese President Xi Jinping.