Articles filed under Politics
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U.S., allies conduct more drills in face of North Korean threatApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise Monday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand milita...
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Speaker McCarthy vows to pass debt bill - with a big 'if'Apr 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged on Monday to pass legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling - but only on condition of capping future federal...
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Biden's pick for top White House economist faces Senate grillingApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The job of chief White House economist is typically a wonky, low-profile one, with its occupant mainly tasked with producing analyses and poring over charts...
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Chinese minister's tour underscores closer ties with RussiaApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - China's defense minister on Monday toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscored the increasingly close ties betwee...
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Trump's House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA's turfApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Republicans upset with Donald Trump's indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass Manhattan District Attorney A...
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Democratic Supreme Court justices won't recuse themselves in state weapons ban caseApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two newly elected justices of the Illinois Supreme Court have declined to recuse themselves from a case challenging the state's recently passed ban on cert...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The Fed has more than a 'credibility' problemApr 16, 2023 1:00 am - I have heard some people say that the Federal Reserve has a credibility problem. The agency missed the biggest inflation spike since the 1980s, was slow to start rolling...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Hypocrisy at every levelApr 16, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich There is nothing conservative about the ruling last week by Trump appointee Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Dist...
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Report: State help with tuition, college budgets tanked amid 20 years of state disinvestmentApr 15, 2023 10:00 am - As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on higher education has fallen drama...
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Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024Apr 15, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion. Allies for leading presidential candidates ...