Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
Trump narrows search for a new Chief Of Staff
President Trump gave an update on his search for a new White House Chief of Staff on Thursday, saying his list of candidates was down to five. Trump didn’t reveal who was on the list, though he ...
Dec 13, 2018
No. 2 House GOP leader says a shutdown would be ‘stupid’
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The second-ranking House Republican said Thursday that a looming partial government shutdown would be “stupid” but perhaps unavoidable i...
Dec 13, 2018
A diplomatic JB Pritzker meets President Trump
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) JB Pritzker was among about a dozen governors-elect who met face-to-face this afternoon at the White House with President Trump talking about their concerns and ...
Dec 13, 2018
Pelosi on Trump: It’s a manhood thing for him
[van id=”politics/2018/12/12/nancy-pelosi-trump-manhood-meeting-es-vpx.cnn”] After a tense public meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...
Dec 12, 2018
Former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson warns of ‘bitterness’ in US Senate
[van id=”politics/2018/12/11/alan-simpson-wapo-oped-congress-newday-vpx.cnn”] By Veronica Stracqualursi Following an op-ed from former US senators urging their current colleagues to defend...
Dec 11, 2018
McCarthy calls for criminal prosecution for the Laquan MacDonald video cover-up
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Garry McCarthy says there ought to be a criminal prosecution for the cover-up of the infamous Laquan McDonald video. McCarthy got fired by...
Dec 11, 2018
Trump clashes with Pelosi, Schumer in Oval Office meeting over border wall
[van id=”politics/2018/12/11/trump-pelosi-schumer-spending-bill-wall-government-shutdown-proud-sot-ip-vpx.cnn”] By Alex Rogers and Jeremy Diamond President Donald Trump publicly clashed Tu...
Dec 11, 2018
Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from ...
Dec 10, 2018
Comey encourages US to oust Trump in 2020
[van id=”politics/2018/12/10/james-comey-donald-trump-2020-sot-vpx.cnn”] Former FBI Director James Comey asked American voters to end Donald Trump’s presidency with a “landslid...
Dec 10, 2018
Schumer: Infrastructure bills must tackle climate change
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says legislation boosting federal investment in roads, bridges and other infrastructure must include efforts t...
Dec 08, 2018
