Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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McCarthy failing anew in bid for speakerJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a ne...
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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'Much-needed support': Local projects are included in the $1.7 trillion federal spending packageDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Millions of dollars for Chicago-area projects and programs are included in the $1.7 trillion spending package awaiting President Joe Biden's signature. Libraries, homele...
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'Looking ... to use our own data against us': Krishnamoorthi explains proposal to ban China's TikTokDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: This version corrects the name of the Chinese party. Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg this week joined two Republican colleag...
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Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia, giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in U.S. SenateDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Runoff win means Democrats hold outright majority in Senate
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Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoffNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - ATLANTA - Georgia counties will be allowed to hold early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republi...
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U.S. Rep. Schneider collecting holiday cards for service membersNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider has launched a "Holiday Cards for Heroes" program to collect cards U.S. service members. Constituents in the 10th Congressional District can dro...
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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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Republicans win back control of House with narrow majorityNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe ...
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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...