Articles filed under US Senate
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Durbin in suburbs: GOP tax plan would hurt middle-income familiesNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said middle-income Illinois families would be hit especially hard by the House Republicans' proposed tax plan and urged congressional lawmakers to ...
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After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018Sep 27, 2017 1:00 am - The stunning defeat of President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted to a political lightning strike - setting the stage for a worsenin...
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Sen. Duckworth talks Kim Jong Un, stresses of Congress with Seth MeyersAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday, where she candidly discussed the war of words between President Donald Trump and North ...
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Fitzgerald: McCain 'stepped into the shoes of the lion'Jul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Watching his friend and mentor John McCain return to the Senate after being diagnosed with brain cancer, Peter Fitzgerald had a sense of déjà vu. "Ted Kennedy, at one ti...
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Duckworth: Working in GOP-controlled Congress will be nothing newNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Tammy Duckworth, Illinois' newest U.S. senator, said it's "time to heal the nation" as she sets to work in the Democratic minority in Congress and with a new Republican ...
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Duckworth ousts Kirk with huge margin in Senate contestNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - In a race that gained national attention, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a wounded war veteran and rising star of the Democratic Party, easily won a hotly contested race with inc...
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Images: Election Night in the Suburbs of ChicagoNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - See moments from Election Night in the suburbs of Chicago. Highlights include the race for US Senate, as well as the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts. ...
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Can opponents be friends after the election? It's getting harderNov 07, 2016 2:00 am - Their solidarity as two disabled members of Congress was evident on a cold January day in 2013. New Hoffman Estates Democratic congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, a double-am...
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Kirk, Duckworth race key to Senate controlNov 06, 2016 6:15 am - Two suburban lawmakers with nationally known personal stories of recovery square off at the polls Tuesday in a closely watched race that will help determine which party ...
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Kirk apologizes for mocking Duckworth's family's military historyOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk apologized Friday for mocking his Democratic rival's immigrant background and her claim that her family's military...