Articles filed under Politics
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Trump building 2020 campaign on the wallJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - President Trump's political strategy is completely clear: use his persistent promotion of a border wall to energize his core supporters. His campaign manager, Brad Parsc...
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What to know about Saturday's women's march in GenevaJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Geneva is gearing up for a Fox Valley Women's March that is expected to draw 1,000 or more people Saturday to the city's downtown. With snow and cold in the forecast, ci...
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Giuliani just contradicted nearly all the Trump team's past collusion denialsJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal spokesman, Rudy Giuliani, on Wednesday night appeared to grant the possibility that members of Trump's campaign did, in fact,...
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Pritzker making big promises but not discussing impact on taxpayersJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to up the ante on state spending. At his first official news conference Tuesday, Illinois' new governor announced he was reins...
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T-Mobile execs stayed at Trump's hotel while seeking approval for merger from White HouseJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Last April, telecom giant T-Mobile announced a megadeal: a $26 billion merger with rival Sprint, which would more than double T-Mobile's value and give it a...
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The school that hired Karen Pence requires applicants to disavow gay marriage, trans identityJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - The school where Vice President Karen Pence's wife, Karen Pence, has accepted a part-time job teaching art requires potential employees to affirm certain religious belie...
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Democrats want 'technological wall' that won't keep anybody outJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would be "immoral." Instead, she favors something she calls a "technological wall." Another top House De...
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What did they do with Lindsey Graham?Jan 16, 2019 12:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - If loyalty only goes so far, Sen. Lindsey Graham's goes every which way - depending on the day, week, month - or proximity to Election Day. One day, he...
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Editorial: Pritzker's plan to match top staffers' salary is problematicJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - J.B. Pritzker made waves in the days before his inauguration with the announcement that he plans to match salaries for top staffers with his own money. The move would ap...
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New community civic-engagement group Voice of Indian-American Voters launchesJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - VIA Voters is a new community group launched with the goal of increasing the civic engagement of Indian-Americans in the Chicago region and nationally. The founding memb...