Articles filed under Political Parties
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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...
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Illinois elections board asks court to suspend revised ballot access rulesJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Elections asked a federal appeals court to suspend a lower judge's order amending ballot access requirements for third-party ca...
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GOP congressman who officiated gay wedding loses primaryJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - A freshman Virginia GOP congressman who angered social conservatives in his district when he officiated a gay wedding lost his party's nomination. ...
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Trump may be stuck with awkwardly worded GOP platformJun 12, 2020 7:00 am - President Donald Trump said Friday he wants 'œa new and updated'ť Republican Party platform after the Republican National Committee voted this week to carry over the 201...
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Suburban Democrats endorse police reform measure aimed at protecting minoritiesJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Sweeping police reform legislation that bans chokeholds and racial profiling introduced Monday in the U.S. House has broad backing from the suburbs' congressional delega...