Articles filed under Politics
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Casten takes Congressional oath in Wheaton, committing to freedom and equalityJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Casten's speech Saturday, as he took the oath of office before a local audience, was about the Constitution, the power of words, the consent of t...
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Timeline: Indictment of Roger Stone fills in new details about WikiLeaks and the 2016 campaignJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone has twice proven to have correct insights about upcoming news events. The first was his series of predictions about material ...
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Shutdown is over: Trump signs 3-week funding legislationJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Trump on Friday agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, retreating from...
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How Democrats came to love 'co-equal'Jan 25, 2019 12:00 am - The divided government of 2019 is a mirror image of the divided government of 2011. Back then, Democrats controlled the White House and Senate, while Republicans had rec...
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Analysis: 4 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictmentJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The indictment expected for months has finally come. Roger Stone, President Donald Trump's longest-serving political adviser, has been charged with lying to...
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'This is your fault': GOP senators clash over shutdown inside private luncheonJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican senators clashed with each other and confronted Vice President Mike Pence inside a private luncheon on Thursday, as anger hit a boiling point ove...
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True-Republican candidate must emerge now to challenge President TrumpJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - What the Republican Party needs - in fact, what America needs - right now or in the very near future is for some brave and credible and accomplished Republican leader - ...
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Lara Trump to federal workers: Missed paychecks are sacrifices for the 'future of our country'Jan 24, 2019 12:00 am - As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history persists, Lara Trump is urging federal employees to "stay strong," noting that they are sacrificing "for the future of...
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Pritzker moves to expand access to welcoming centers for immigrantsJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the suburbs as a backdrop Thursday to sign an executive order requiring scrutiny of how funding for immigrant welcome centers is being spent. Pri...
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Greater Palatine Area Democrats starting monthly meetingsJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Greater Palatine Area Democrats will launch a monthly public meeting program next week. The kickoff session is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Palatine Public Librar...