Articles filed under Politics
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Kansas City declares itself a LGBTQ+ sanctuary cityMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Officials in Missouri's largest city approved a resolution Thursday to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming ca...
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House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises vetoMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line ...
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Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides faith leadersMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, America's faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment....
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House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public officeMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public o...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden Inc. not just a GOP storyMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - "My son has done nothing wrong." It's the mantra President Joe Biden repeats regularly about his son Hunter as the president tries to cloak the Biden family's greed behi...
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Trump's sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing.May 12, 2023 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cassandra Nuñez and her grandmother cast their first ballots in a U.S. presidential election in 2016. She was a first-year college student; her grand...
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Guest columnist Nicole Wolter: Chicago, state policymakers should rethink policy agendaMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In Illinois, government red tape and high taxes are in vogue. Chicago Mayor-elect Johnson, who is set to soon take office, is calling for $800 million in additional taxe...
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'Crisis pregnancy centers' could face legal actionMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois would become one of the first states to make so-called crisis pregnancy centers subject to the same consumer fraud standards as car dealerships, r...
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Migrants rush across U.S. border in final hours before Title 42 expiresMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - MATAMOROS, Mexico — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted in a shift that th...
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Measure banning vaping inside public places clears General AssemblyMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to become law aft...