Articles filed under Political Parties
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Editorial: It can be denied no longer: Speaker Madigan must goJul 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will indict the Illinois House speaker they dub “Public Official A” in documents filed with an explosive ComEd pl...
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Texas GOP votes to move convention online after court lossesJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The Republican Party of Texas changed course Monday night and accepted a virtual convention after courts refused to force Houston, hard hit by the coronav...
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It's Trump's call on what the GOP convention will look likeJul 12, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of insisting that the Republican National Convention go off as scheduled despite the pandemic, President Donald Trump is slowly coming to ...
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Houston scraps Texas GOP's in-person convention due to virusJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Houston officials on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party's in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold...
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Trump 'flexible' on size of convention as lawmakers shy awayJul 07, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With coronavirus cases surging in Florida, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's 'œflexible'ť on the size of the Republican National Convention...
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Elections board wants to continue challenge of third-party ballot accessJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief election authority told a federal appeals court Monday it wants to continue its appeal of looser election rules for third-party candidates....
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Deputy majority leader in state House retiresJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Arthur Turner, a Chicago Democrat, has retired from the Illinois House. Turner, a deputy majority leader in the House, had served in the 9th Dis...
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Can Trump's anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?Jul 03, 2020 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation with top GOP electio...
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Judge denies GOP request to allow large political gatheringsJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization and ...
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Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mateJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Amy Klobuchar says she is dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. The white Minnesot...