Articles filed under Republican Party
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Why Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy is leaving the jobJun 20, 2024 9:31 am - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his resignation as head of the state Republican Party.
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Trump returns to Capitol Hill and whips up Republican lawmakers in first meeting since Jan. 6 attackJun 13, 2024 2:08 pm - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump made a triumphant return Thursday to Capitol Hill, whipping up House and Senate Republicans in his first meetings since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack...
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For the first time since Jan. 6, Trump comes to Capitol HillJun 13, 2024 8:32 am - Sen. Lisa Murkowski got flashbacks upon returning to the Capitol on Tuesday facing an endless stream of questions about one topic. “I have been asked questions by about 2...
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‘We’ve got to be ready’: Suburban police gearing up for political conventions this summerJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Suburban law enforcement agencies may be called upon to help keep the peace during this summer’s national political conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to TrumpMay 22, 2024 3:43 pm - WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addres...
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Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s imageMay 22, 2024 3:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump. “My No. 1 goal is making sure that Donald...
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Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and others set to be arraigned in fake elector caseMay 21, 2024 7:04 am - PHOENIX — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and ...
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After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK nowMay 17, 2024 1:01 pm - Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska's Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage ...
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Unlikely allies? Suburban mayor, GOP legislator backs Bears’ lakefront planMay 13, 2024 7:26 pm - The governor of Illinois and top leaders in both chambers of the state legislature have thrown cold water on the Bears’ request for public subsidies to develop a new Chicago lakefront stadium. But the plan has a key supporter who wields influence in the Northwest suburbs, city of Chicago and hallways of the state Capitol in Springfield: Brad Stephens.
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GOP legislative hopefuls sue state over slating banMay 13, 2024 11:10 am - Four would-be state legislative candidates, including one from Northbrook, are suing Illinois officials over a new law forbidding political parties from slating candidates after primary elections.