Articles filed under Politics
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U.S. moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killingNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-b...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Republicans need an economic growth agendaNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - After disappointing midterm election results for Republicans, many understandably pin blame on corrosive figures like former President Donald Trump. His losing record is...
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'A prime example of what can go wrong': Krishnamoorthi seeks FTX documents for probeNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Schaumburg, is asking officials from a failed cryptocurrency exchange to turn over documents and other information related...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Get ready for uplifting storytellingNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Newspapers have an inherent appreciation for great storytelling, especially when the stories being told can uplift a community. Don Grossnickle, of Arlington Heights, ho...
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In religious freedom, Illinois cuts against partisan narrativesNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - As the United States reacts to the results of the midterm elections, politicians and media figures debate in the typical black-and-white, red-versus-blue fashion. Opport...
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Pelosi to step aside from Democratic leadership, remain in CongressNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, making way for a new generation to steer the...
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'Democracy voters' delivered for Democrats in tightest racesNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden tried to shape the midterm elections not as a verdict on his time in office, but rather on the contrast between Democrats and Republican...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Democracy gets a stress testNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - Amazingly, I slept well on Election eve and missed the eerie lunar eclipse. I awoke to the sound of schoolboys playing on a bright beautiful fall day. The capital city w...
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Illinois Senate approves divestment in RussiaNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved withdrawing state investments in Russia to protest its nearly nine-month war against Ukraine. The 50-...
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'I'm not going anywhere': McConnell reelected Senate GOP leaderNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criti...