Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Trump's tax returns spur the wrong policy debateJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - The recent release of former President Donald Trump's tax returns has triggered two seemingly contradictory reactions. Some people are eager to point out that considerin...
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Chaos in the House: McCarthy's plea, and begging for votesJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It was the extraordinary moment that brought House Republicans to the brink - and ultimately the moment they found their way back. Just one vote short ...
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Big week for U.S.-Mexico ties going into North American summitJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's been a big week for U.S.-Mexico relations, and that was even before President Joe Biden becomes the first U.S. leader to visit Mexico in nearly a decad...
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Daily Herald opinion: Two years later, it's important to remember the Jan. 6 Capitol attackJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Today marks two years since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence were set to certify the 2020 electio...
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'A really beautiful thing': McCarthy foes relish the fight for speakerJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Rest easy, America ... we got this. What others see as dysfunction and chaos, many of Rep. Kevin McCarthy's opponents see as democracy at work. Some of the ...
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2 years after Jan. 6, speaker scrap paralyzes Congress againJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Such are the fractures in the country, between the political parties and inside the Republican Party itself, that one time-honored specialty of Washing...
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McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight voteJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor...
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Supreme Court sets March timeline for oral arguments in cash bail appealJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be at least three months away fr...
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Seoul: Kim's daughter reveal hints at prolonged family ruleJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his childr...
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Kinzinger joins CNN as a senior political commentator.Jan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Adam Kinzinger has begun his next act after leaving Congress, signing on with CNN as a senior political commentator. "Happy to join the team," Kinzinger tweeted. The for...