Articles filed under US Senate
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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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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...
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Kirk begins attacking Duckworth's record helping veteransMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - Rep. Tammy Duckworth lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down in Iraq, then went on to hold leadership roles in the Illinois and U.S. Veterans Affairs department...
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Kirk to skip Republican conventionApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As speculation about a contested Republican convention this summer continues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't be attending. "Senator Kirk has his own re-election to wi...
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Despite some similarities, Senate candidates will focus on differencesMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - Bound by an interest in veterans issues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth faced an audience together at a John Marshall Law School event in 2014, touche...
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Kirk says he'll consider Obama's Supreme Court nomineeMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reiterated Wednesday he'll consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Obama announced the pick of the...
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Kirk and Duckworth win, go on offenseMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth claimed victory in Tuesday's primary and jumped into a tough U.S. Senate race swinging. Duckwort...
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Illinois' Senate primaries crucial to each sideMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - Joining presidential candidates at the top of Tuesday's ballots is a statewide primary battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Republican Se...
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Endorsement: Kirk for Republicans in U.S. Senate raceMar 08, 2016 10:00 pm - If Mark Kirk makes it through his party's primary - and he should - he still will have much to prove regarding how he would conduct a second term in the U.S. Senate. As...