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Raymond Lenzi to run against Mike Bost for 12th district congressman

Raymond Lenzi to run against Mike Bost for 12th district congressman

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
A file image from the government shutdown in 2013. If the government shuts down in the coming days, the Trump administration plans to keep many national parks and monuments open. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Trump invites Democratic leader Schumer to White House for last-minute shutdown talks

By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
January 19, 2018
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) talks with reporters on Nov. 29, 2016 before the Senate Policy Luncheons in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

Senators push forward with bipartisan Obamacare fix — and Trump’s encouragement

By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
October 19, 2017
Donald Trump speaks on October 26, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Bipartisan group meet with Trump, discuss DACA

By Joshua Stewart | The San Diego Union-Tribune
September 13, 2017
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) walks to the senate chamber prior to voting against a Skinny Repeal bill which would repeal The Affordable Care Act on July 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Republican bill failed 49-51 with McCain, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alasaka voting no alongside Democrats. (Alex Edelman/ZUma Press/TNS)

McCain’s surprise vote doomed GOP health care bill, but did it open the door for Senate bipartisanship?

By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
July 28, 2017
Sen. Dick Durbin answers a question Friday, April 21, 2017, during a town hall meeting in the universitys Lesar Law Building. About 140 people came to hear the senator discuss national, regional and state issues. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Sen. Durbin holds town hall at Lesar Law Building

By Bill Lukitsch
April 21, 2017
Two women embrace Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at a demonstration in front of Rep. Mike Bosts Carbondale office. The protestors arrived to demand Bost support the Affordable Care Act, which he has twice voted to repeal. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill) `

Recent Illinois poll reflects state opinions on repealing Obamacare

By Francois Gatimu
March 24, 2017
U.S. President Donald J. Trump walks back to the Oval Office as he returns to the White House on March 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump White House sends mixed signals on House health bill

By John T. Bennett | CQ-Roll Call
March 7, 2017
Watercolor illustration of the womens symbol (Abbey La Tour | @LaTourAbbey)

Advocates fear women would lose care if ACA is repealed

By Michelle Merlin | The Morning Call
March 6, 2017
Protesters gathered at the office of Republican Rep. Mike Bost on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to demand he support the Affordable Care Act. Bost twice voted to repeal the act while former President Barack Obama was in office and has said he supports an alternative approach to providing health care for Americans. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Protesters demand Rep. Bost defend Affordable Care Act

By Bill Lukitsch
February 22, 2017
Marisa Winegar, of Carbondale, poses for a photo Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Republican U.S. Representative Mike Bost’s office in Carbondale. Winegar said she read in The Washington Post that repealing the Affordable Care Act would kill more than 43,000 people each year. “That’s like a 9/11 every month,” she said. “I think if we’re going to make America great, we have to invest in America’s people.” (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Southern Illinois group delivers Affordable Care Act support letters to congressman

By Diamond Jones
January 24, 2017
(Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: Lamenting Trump’s win

By Bill Lukitsch
November 10, 2016
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