Special Live Coverage: Gov. Pritzker’s State Of The State Address
Reset breaks down the main takeaways of Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State speech, where the governor laid out an ambitious spring legislative session.
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State Of The State: Pritzker Touts First Year Wins, Calls For Ethics Reforms To Stop Corruption ‘Scourge’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vowed to push for tougher ethics laws as he also made a victory lap during his annual speech Wednesday.
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A Trial Without Witnesses? Senate Proceedings Yield Few Clues
Senators began asking questions in the impeachment trial Wednesday.
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President’s Defense Team Concludes Arguments in Impeachment Trial
President Trump’s impeachment defense team concluded their arguments with time to spare Tuesday. White House counsel Pat Cipollone said the two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — “fall far short of any constitutional standard.”Democrats continue to push for an agreement on witnesses; in particular, they hope to hear from former national security adviser John Bolton. According to a report in the New York Times, Bolton alleges in a forthcoming book that President Trump expressly linked aid to Ukraine to investigations into family of former Vice President Joe Biden.The impeachment trial will resume tomorrow afternoon, the beginning of a two-day question-and-answer period.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and congressional correspondents Susan Davis and Kelsey Snell.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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Former State Sen. Sandoval Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Tax Evasion
Sandoval faces charges of bribery and tax evasion in a red-light camera scheme while he was chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
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Former State Sen. Martin Sandoval Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Tax Evasion
The guilty plea comes just one day after the Chicago Democrat was charged in a federal probe into Illinois’ red-light camera industry.
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In Final Day Of Arguments, Trump Defense Focuses On Bar For Impeachment
A leaked manuscript by John Bolton has renewed calls for witnesses, while Trump’s team insists there’s no evidence of an impeachable offense.
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John Bolton Casts Shadow Over Trump Impeachment Defense
As President Trump’s legal team continues their case for acquittal, a report in The New York Times about an alleged conversation between Trump and Bolton — contained in a draft of the former national security adviser’s book manuscript — could change the equation for some senators who are undecided on calling witnesses.And, Joe Biden and Rudy Guiliani were both discussed at length today as the president’s lawyers attempt to reframe and undercut the arguments made by Democratic House impeachment managers.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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Feds Charge Ex-State Sen. Sandoval In Red Light Camera Corruption Probe
The Chicago Democrat faces bribery and tax fraud counts for his alleged efforts to protect the red-light camera industry’s interests.
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Trump’s Legal Team Begins Impeachment Defense, Says The President Did ‘Nothing Wrong’
President Trump “did absolutely nothing wrong,” White House counsel Pat Cipollone said Saturday, as lawyers representing the president got their first shot to poke holes in the impeachment case made this week by Democrats.Saturday’s proceedings, which lasted a little more than two hours, set up the White House arguments in the impeachment trial. The president’s team told senators that the House managers selectively withheld evidence in their arguments against the president.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and justice correspondent Ryan Lucas.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
