Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Kirk faces tough re-election challenge as he skips ClevelandJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - As he runs for a second term in a state that leans Democratic and in a year when he's disavowed his party's presidential candidate, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says t...
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Skipping GOP convention, Dold ready for another battle with SchneiderJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Brad Schneider likens his 10th Congressional District matchup against U.S. Rep. Bob Dold to the famed 1970s boxing three-peat between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Schne...
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Federal mental health bill shifts focus to preventing tragedyJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Ensuring "treatment before tragedy" while pumping $150 million into national mental health efforts are among the components of a bill being promoted as the most signific...
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Roskam, Hultgren will go to the GOP conventionJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - With the high-profile decisions of Gov. Bruce Rauner and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk to stay home from the Republican National Convention next week, two suburban members of Cong...
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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...