Articles filed under Politics
-
How much did your representative get from special interests before the last election?Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider collected more campaign cash from special interest groups during the last election cycle than any other representative serving the No...
-
Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing roomFeb 02, 2023 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sustained higher-than-predicted Illinois tax revenues have, in recent months, given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern ...
-
Guest columnist Raja Krishnamoorthi: Even in chaotic Congress, we can make progressFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - After the spectacle of Kevin McCarthy requiring 15 ballots to secure his position as House speaker, are we doomed to two years of chaos and dysfunction? I share the conc...
-
Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Blood on many Memphis hands: To be Black at a traffic stopFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A 21st-century policing pattern has emerged from Freddie Gray in Baltimore, George Floyd in Minneapolis and now the death of a young man, Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennes...
-
Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panelFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Muslim lawmaker, from the House Foreign Affairs Commi...
-
McHenry Co. Board to consider resolution denouncing firearms ban, but no plans for gun sanctuaryFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - A resolution opposing Illinois' new ban on some high-powered firearms is set to be considered by the McHenry County Board, but changes to the measure are almost certain ...
-
Trump starts 3rd White House bid lagging in campaign cashFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump's political operation started the year with about $25 million socked away for his recently launched 2024 presidential campaign, ...
-
Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries: 'No agreement, no promises'Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks - "a good first mee...
-
Syndicated columnist Byron York: The Joe Biden-Hunter Biden scandal convergenceFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Republicans have long said the Hunter Biden laptop scandal is really a Joe Biden story. Now, it looks like the Joe Biden classified documents scandal is also a Hunter Bi...
-
Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: What the Tyre Nichols case tells us about racismFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace that it's easy to feel both outraged and psychologically numb. Over the past few deca...