Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
White House talking to 3 red state Democrats on tax reform
By Phil Mattingly and Eli Watkins Three Democrats from states President Donald Trump won in 2016 will join the President on Tuesday evening for dinner as the White House seeks sweeping tax reform, con...
Sep 12, 2017
Dow soars 250 points as investors exhale after Irma
By Paul R. La Monica Hurricane Irma may not hurt the U.S. economy as initially feared. And investors seem less concerned about a man-made disaster, i.e. North Korea launching nuclear weapons, as well....
Sep 11, 2017
The 48 most revealing lines of Steve Bannon’s ’60 Minutes’ interview
Analysis by Chris Cillizza Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon sat down with “60 Minutes” for his first major interview since leaving 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Kn...
Sep 11, 2017
Clinton: Trump’s inauguration speech was ‘a cry from the white nationalist gut’
By Sophie Tatum Hillary Clinton said being at President Donald Trump’s inauguration was “like an out-of-body experience” and that his speech was a “cry from the white nationali...
Sep 10, 2017
The White House tried to calm furious House Republicans. It didn’t go well.
By Deirdre Walsh, Lauren Fox, Jeremy Diamond and MJ Lee House Republicans unleashed their fury Friday over President Donald Trump’s deal with the Democrats at Steve Mnuchin, with conservatives c...
Sep 09, 2017
Jeb Bush praises Trump’s leadership handling hurricanes
By Ashley Killough Jeb Bush offered some rare praise Friday for President Donald Trump and the way he’s handling two back-to-back hurricanes. “President Trump has done a good job keeping, ...
Sep 08, 2017
Campaign Cruz: Trump will ‘cut a deal’ with Democrats
[van id=”politics/2017/09/07/trump-democrats-work-together-johns-dnt-newday.cnn”] By Betsy Klein President Donald Trump shocked Republican leadership in an Oval Office meeting Wednesday wh...
Sep 07, 2017
Capitol Hill Republicans brace themselves after Trump cuts deals with Dems
[van id=”politics/2017/09/06/mitch-mcconnell-chuck-schumer-debt-ceiling-bts-nr.cnn”] By Lauren Fox Capitol Hill Republicans were floored Wednesday after President Donald Trump cut a deal w...
Sep 06, 2017
White House lists 12 recipients of Trump’s $1M Harvey donation
By Kevin Liptak The White House on Wednesday listed 12 charities that will receive personal donations from President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, who pledged last week to donate $1 million for ...
Sep 06, 2017
Sessions ends DACA, but gives Congress window to save it
[van id=”politics/2017/09/05/jeff-sessions-daca-decision-sot.cnn”] By Tal Kopan The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA — a program that had protected ...
Sep 05, 2017
