Articles filed under Politics
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Analysis: The GOP tax plan, explained in simple termsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - The big tax code makeover President Donald Trump and Republicans have been promising for months is finally out. It's nine pages long. That may sound like a lengthy docum...
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Roskam: New tax code will help families 'lost in the shuffle'Sep 28, 2017 1:00 am - As chairman of the tax subcommittee on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton has a role in the GOP's attempt to re...
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After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018Sep 27, 2017 1:00 am - The stunning defeat of President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted to a political lightning strike - setting the stage for a worsenin...
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'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal trySep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead ...
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House investigators demand details on private emailsSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Caro...
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Candidates scramble in unexpected open attorney general raceSep 24, 2017 1:00 am - The race to become Illinois' next chief legal officer is off to a furious start after Attorney General Lisa Madigan's sudden announcement that she wouldn't seek a fifth ...
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Nekritz bows out of crowded Illinois attorney general raceSep 24, 2017 1:00 am - Despite expressing interest in running for Illinois attorney general, outgoing state lawmaker Elaine Nekritz won't be seeking the position after all. "I've decided again...
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Hazing law sponsor says Wheaton case shows need for tougher rulesSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker who sponsored anti-hazing legislation four years ago says allegations by a former Wheaton College football player show the law needs to be strengthen...
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GOP health bill all but dead; McCain again deals the blowSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain declared his opposition Friday to the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare," dealing a likely death blow to the legisla...
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Graham-Cassidy health care bill would cut funding to 34 states, report showsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The latest Senate Republican drive to dismantle the Affordable Care Act would sharply reduce federal spending on health insurance and cause 34 states to los...