Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Former Rep. Joe Walsh: “Watch out Obama”Jul 08, 2016 1:00 am - As the Dallas shootings that left five police officers dead unfolded overnight, conservative radio host and former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh posted on Twitter "this is now war...
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Trump calls Kirk a loser; Kirk calls Trump a bullyJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk was among the three senators in presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's crosshairs in a tense meeting among Trump...
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Northwest suburban residents to attend military academiesJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Friday announced the names of three 8th District students who will attend military service academies this fall after she recomme...
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Krishnamoorthi to host Social Security roundtable June 20Jun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, will join 8th Congressional District Democratic candidate Raja Krishnam...
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After Orlando, Kirk asks FBI for Chicago Pride Parade security helpJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has sent a letter to an FBI official asking for assurances Chicago's Pride Parade this month will be kept safe “in the wake of the Orlando massacre.”...
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Dold calls for gun control; Schneider respondsJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - The attack on Orlando's Pulse nightclub has rekindled a spat between Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democrat Brad Schneider over guns after Dold reiterated his suppor...
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Illinois lawmakers react to Orlando attacksJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The Orlando attacks dominated political conversations Monday, and the Daily Herald asked local members of Congress "what specific state or federal policy proposals will ...
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Kirk: Trump doesn't have 'temperament necessary' to be presidentJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican facing a tough re-election fight in November, rebuked presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Tuesday in harsh ...
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Hultgren unveils small business legislation at St. Charles supermarketJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - Laz Marquez can stand outside the front door of his La Huerta supermarket in St. Charles and see his competitors closing in on him. There's a Jewel just across the acces...
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Trump and Blagojevich loom large in Illinois Senate raceMay 15, 2016 7:30 am - As the candidates in Illinois' hot U.S. Senate race try to define each other, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and imprisoned former Democratic G...