Archive for April 2017

April 21, 2017 Top Political News White House demands disrupt shutdown negotiations. Politico Obama making first public appearance of post-presidency in Chicago. The Hill Trump on ObamaCare repeal and preventing shutdown: ‘I want to get both.’ The Hill Chaffetz decision stuns Washington. The Hill Five Takeaways From the Georgia 6 Special Election. FiveThirtyEight Hearing first…

April 14, 2017 Top Political News White House Budget Director Says ‘Shutdown Is Not a Strategy’ As Funding Deadline Looms. Wall Street Journal White House calls for deep agency cuts. Politico For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals. New York Times Neil Gorsuch Is Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice. New York…

The Weekly Trek April 7, 2017 Top Political News U.S. launches air strikes against Assad forces in Syria. Politico Russia condemns U.S. missile strike on Syria, suspends key air agreement. Washington Post Senate goes nuclear to confirm Gorsuch. E&E March sees only 98K new jobs, but jobless rate falls to 4.5 percent. The Hill At…

The Weekly Trek March 31, 2017 Top Political News Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity. Wall Street Journal 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports. NY Times Schumer: ‘Virtually impossible’ to avoid a filibuster fight on Gorsuch next week. Washington Post Hill Republicans trying to avert a shutdown need Democrats…