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Illinois reaction to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict falls on party lines
Jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours. As the verdict was read, he sat stone-faced in court, looking down.
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Skip to contentJurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours. As the verdict was read, he sat stone-faced in court, looking down.
Minority party exerts strong influence in downstate Illinois.
Darren Bailey and Mike Bost running in Illinois 12th District primary.
Most Republicans also rejected the effort to oust Speaker McCarthy including Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, Rep. Darin LaHood of the 16th, and Rep. Mary Miller of the 15th district.
The two Republicans will vie for Illinois’ 12th congressional district during next year’s primary elections.
Illinois’ congressional delegation remains split on the choices for the U.S. House’s next speaker as the body took a rare sixth unsuccessful vote Wednesday afternoon.
UPDATED Dec. 11, 6:14 p.m. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory,