Articles filed under Political Parties
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Democratic challenger outraised Rep. Foster in third quarter - but can he win?Oct 23, 2023 5:30 am - A Naperville human rights lawyer who's challenging U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in the 2024 Democratic primary for Illinois' 11th Congressional District seat narrowly outraised...
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GOP's Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers sayOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker for the next several months as he...
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Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It's a long road for one group trying to change thatOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - SUAMICO, Wis. — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in her head, packed her notebook and took a deep breath. The clerk f...
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Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?Oct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time te...
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Donald Trump Jr. to appear at McHenry County GOP committee fundraiserOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - To kick off the presidential race, the McHenry County GOPAC is hosting an event with Donald Trump Jr. next week. Karen Tirio, chair of MCGOPAC, a Republican political ac...
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Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls CongressOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet...
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reachOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch all...
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A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow RepublicansOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement o...
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Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speakerOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenge to GOP's maps after liberal justice doesn't recuseOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly ele...