Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
Israeli official slams Obama, Kerry for ‘abandonment’
By David Wright Israel slammed the Obama administration on Friday for failing to voice opposition to a draft UN resolution condemning settlement construction. “President Obama and Secretary Kerr...
Dec 23, 2016
The oilman who brought Trump and the Bush world together
By Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush family and its Republican allies are finding common cause with Donald Trump over his pick to lead the State Department, Exxon Mob...
Dec 22, 2016
Boeing CEO vows to keep Air Force One costs below $4 billion
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner The heads of Boeing and Lockheed Martin emerged from meetings with President-elect Trump vowing to rein in the costs of new Air Force Ones and the nation’s premier fig...
Dec 22, 2016
Trump meets with ‘great guy’ Carlos Slim whom he once disparaged
By Theodore Schleifer Donald Trump revealed newfound admiration for Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Tuesday, praising one of the most powerful men in America’s southern neighbor after previously...
Dec 20, 2016
Russians rush to buy US homes after Trump win
[van id=”us/2016/12/16/donald-trump-russian-real-estate-gingras-dnt-erin.cnn”] Realtors say they’ve received a surge of calls from Russians who are interested in buying homes in the ...
Dec 18, 2016
What will Ivanka Trump’s role be?
[van id=”politics/2016/12/16/ivanka-trump-role-foreman-dnt-erin.cnn”] By Sara Murray and Daniella Diaz Ivanka Trump is poised to play an active role in her father’s administration, a...
Dec 17, 2016
Sykes, Pryor among top contenders for Supreme Court vacancy — sources
By Pamela Brown and Eugene Scott It will be some time before Donald Trump announces a nominee to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia, according to transition insiders. But two names continue to em...
Dec 16, 2016
Perry would bring oil industry ties to Energy Department
By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Gov. Rick Perry has close ties to the Texas oil industry. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary also has roles in t...
Dec 14, 2016
Rex Tillerson leading candidate for secretary of state
By Jim Acosta and Eugene Scott ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is the leading candidate for Secretary of State in a Donald Trump administration, multiple sources familiar with the transition...
Dec 11, 2016
Trump deepens Goldman ties as he builds out economic team
By Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - In the heat of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused primary rival Ted Cruz of being controlled by Goldman Sachs because his wif...
Dec 10, 2016
