Articles filed under Politics
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Trump tax returns: Dems ready for ultimate fishing expeditionFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Yes, Democrats want to start a new investigation into already-under-investigation Trump-Russia allegations. And yes, they want to investigate Trump associates like Micha...
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Democrats should beware giving up high ground on evidence-based actionsFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Democrats in 2020 are at risk of turning into Republicans in 2016, minus the racism. By which I mean: emphasizing empty slogans instead of evidence-based policy, rejecti...
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Suburban lawmakers among those seeking to overturn Trump emergencyFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Several suburban lawmakers are signing on to a U.S. House resolution seeking to overturn President Donald Trump's emergency declaration Friday. Citing concerns about bor...
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Safer, but still scared: How suburban students feel one year after Parkland shootingFeb 14, 2019 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct a mistake in the name of the Parkland, Florida high school. The correct name is Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Sc...
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Don't make it easy for Trump to hide his failureFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's regular threats to close down parts of the government to vindicate an applause line make you almost nostalgic for the shutdowns of the past. Whe...
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House approves $15 minimum wage by 2025, and Pritzker's expected to make it officialFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois legislators moved quickly Thursday to deliver one of new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top campaign promises, a gradual hike in the statewide mi...
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The questions facing President Trump if we leave Russian missile treatyFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - In October 1983, more than a million Germans took to the streets to protest the deployment of American nuclear-armed Pershing missiles on German soil. Large protests wer...
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How being a full-time mom prepared Nancy Pelosi for this momentFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - Last month, Nancy Corinne Prowda was watching television when her mother, Nancy Pelosi, came on the screen. Pelosi had disinvited President Donald Trump from giving his ...
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As local elections approach, League of Women Voters can helpFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - The political stage is not just on the national level and the people of Illinois know it. Illinois voters care about the politics and issues in their own back yard, espe...
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Marijuana, mental illness and violenceFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: © 2019, Creators ...