Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
Health care state of play: McConnell moves on from replace to repeal
By Phil Mattingly Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday night that the latest plans to repeal and replace Obamacare were dead and said he would attempt to hold a vote on a rep...
Jul 18, 2017
Trump says let Obamacare fail, he won’t ‘own it’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he is deeply “disappointed” by the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Trump to...
Jul 18, 2017
White House briefing is off-camera again
NEW YORK (AP) - Early in the Trump administration, the daily press briefing was must-see TV. Yet the cameras remained off once again Monday when Sean Spicer met with reporters. The off-camera session ...
Jul 18, 2017
2 more senators deal blow to GOP health care bill
By MJ Lee, Phil Mattingly and Ted Barrett Only hours after the Senate was gaveled back into session, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was handed devastating news Monday evening: Two more defecti...
Jul 17, 2017
McConnell delays health care vote while McCain recovers from surgery
By Phil Mattingly, Manu Raju and Steve Almasy Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that the Senate will delay consideration of the Republican health care bill while Sen. John McCa...
Jul 17, 2017
Senate Dems on Kid Rock run: We can’t afford to treat this as a joke
By Jennifer Hansler Musician Kid Rock is insisting his tweet about running for the Senate is no joke, and at least two high-profile Senate Democrats are taking him at his word. “I know a lot of ...
Jul 17, 2017
House passes defense bill that would create ‘Space Corps’
By Jeremy Herb The House on Friday passed a massive defense policy bill that would launch a new “Space Corps” over the objections of the White House and the Pentagon. The National Defense ...
Jul 15, 2017
DOJ appeals judge’s travel ban ruling to Supreme Court
By Alicia A Caldwell and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United Stat...
Jul 15, 2017
Trump on border wall: ‘You have to be able to see through it’
By Tal Kopan President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall will have “openings” to see through, he said Wednesday night, acknowledging what his Homeland Security team has said i...
Jul 15, 2017
McConnell releases a ‘revamped’ GOP health care bill.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has released a revamped Republican health care bill, and it seeks out conservative support by letting insurers sell low-premium policies with s...
Jul 14, 2017
