Articles filed under Political Parties
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More GOP women seeking office, but winning still in questionMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More Republican women than ever are seeking House seats this year thanks to a reenergized recruitment effort after their limited ranks in Congress diminis...
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Atlanta is home to 2 potential contenders for Biden's VPMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia C...
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Shunned by his party, Iowa's Steve King fights for his seatMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Rep. Steve King is fighting for his political life - but not because he's compared immigrants crossing the border illegally to cattle. His Republican ...
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Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'May 22, 2020 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump "ain't black," comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being...
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Senate Republicans: Stay in session until legislature reaches a bipartisan reopening planMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - On just the third day of legislative session since March 5, Senate Republicans called a socially distanced outdoor news conference Friday morning to argue ...
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Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefieldsMay 20, 2020 5:02 am - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's r...
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New committeeperson named for Republicans in Barrington TownshipMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - Peter Kopsaftis has been appointed by Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison to serve as the Barrington Township committeeperson. Kopsaftis currently is pre...
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Mayors ask Congress for aid with plummeting tax revenuesMay 13, 2020 5:14 am - The suburbs are losing millions of dollars in tax revenue and need unfiltered funding to climb out from under losses caused by COVID-19 and prevent layoffs, local mayors...
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State lawmakers heading back to Springfield next week, with precautionsMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks in recess because of COVID-19, the Illinois General Assembly will return to work next week for a weighty session amid revenue freefalls and partisan disputes...
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Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuserMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political dono...