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'They're optimistic they're going to get out': Elgin native, family remain trapped in GazaOct 26, 2023 5:30 am - An Elgin native and her family — including five young children — are among hundreds of Americans trapped in southern Gaza apprehensively awaiting the chance to escape th...
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Democratic challenger outraised Rep. Foster in third quarter - but can he win?Oct 23, 2023 5:30 am - A Naperville human rights lawyer who's challenging U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in the 2024 Democratic primary for Illinois' 11th Congressional District seat narrowly outraised...
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GOP's Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers sayOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker for the next several months as he...
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GOP's Jim Jordan shoring up support, peeling off detractors ahead of House speaker voteOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON— Two weeks without a House speaker, Republicans will meet behind closed doors Monday evening to try to unite around their new nominee, far-right firebrand Rep...
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GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker voteOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Two weeks without a House speaker, Republicans will meet behind closed doors Monday evening to try to unite around their new nominee, far-right firebrand Re...
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Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?Oct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time te...
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GOP's Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nomineeOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party's nominee, throwing the GOP m...
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reachOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch all...
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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect himOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect th...
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A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow RepublicansOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement o...