Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
GOP launches new probes on Clinton emails
By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Tuesday revived familiar themes from the 2016 election, launching new probes looking back at the Obama admi...
Oct 25, 2017
Republicans take aim at Alexander-Murray with new plan to fund Obamacare payments
By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly Two top congressional Republicans unveiled a plan Tuesday that would fund key Obamacare payments, but would strike, for at least a few years, central components of the...
Oct 24, 2017
Tax reform: Quiet positive news but the real work is ahead
By Phil Mattingly Quietly, in the final hours of the Senate budget debate last week, a dam of sorts broke, with House GOP leaders agreeing to small-ish technical changes to the Senate budget that woul...
Oct 23, 2017
Opening statements to begin in case that sparked sanctuary cities debate
By Catherine E. Shoichet, Dan Simon and Tal Kopan Kate Steinle’s killing inspired an immigration bill while President Donald Trump and other Republicans have invoked her name in decrying sanctua...
Oct 23, 2017
Trump plans to release classified JFK documents
By Jeremy Diamond President Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy “subject to the rec...
Oct 22, 2017
Budget deficit hits $666B, up $80B as tax debate kicks off
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says the federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion in the just-completed budget year, an $80 billion spike over last yea...
Oct 21, 2017
Trump fundraising arm launches National Anthem petition
By Katishi Maake A fundraising committee backing President Donald Trump has launched a petition calling for supporters to be counted among those who believe in standing for the National Anthem....
Oct 20, 2017
Senate approves budget kick-starting GOP tax reform effort
By Ted Barrett and Phil Mattingly The Senate voted Thursday to pass a budget resolution for next year that is mostly significant because it could make it easier for Republicans to pass major tax cuts,...
Oct 20, 2017
Thousands eligible for DACA renewals failed to apply in time
By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - About 21,000-22,000 young immigrants, many brought to the country illegally as children, did not submit their status renewal applications in time. Th...
Oct 19, 2017
Kelly says he was ‘stunned’ by congresswoman’s account of Trump’s call
[van id=”politics/2017/10/19/kelly-trump-not-to-call-families-sot-nr.cnn”] By Jeremy Diamond White House chief of staff John Kelly, in an extraordinary and at times emotional statement Thu...
Oct 19, 2017
