Posts by Summit Strategies
Weekly Trek: October 30, 2015
Weekly Trek October 30, 2015 Top Political News Paul Ryan elected 54th House speaker. Politico House Speaker John Boehner says goodbye, with tissues at the ready. Wall Street Journal Senate approves two-year bipartisan budget agreement. Washington Post What’s in the budget deal? Washington Post Budget deal: Winners and losers. The Hill 5 takeaways from the…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: October 23, 2015
Weekly Trek October 23, 2015 Top Political News Rep. Paul Ryan officially declared his bid for House speaker Thursday after consolidating the support he needs to be elected by his colleagues next week. Wall Street Journal 11-hour grilling of Clinton reveals little new on Benghazi attacks. Chicago Tribune Full transcript: Joe Biden not running for…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: October 16, 2015
Weekly Trek October 16, 2015 Top Political News Paul Ryan is seen as just a 50-50 bet to run for Speaker of the House after a week of pleading by his colleagues and GOP heavyweights. The Hill Team Boehner: debt ceiling deal ‘certainly possible’. Roll Call A handy Venn diagram of the very different…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: October 9, 2015
Weekly Trek October 9, 2015 Top Political News McCarthy shocks conference by dropping House speaker bid. Roll Call Boehner making waves on his way to the exit. Politico Anticipation builds for Biden. The Hill Dems set sights on Senate majority. The Hill Budget talks: The Harry and Mitch show. Politico Transportation Fog starts to clear…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: October 2, 2015
Weekly Trek October 2, 2015 Top Political News Congress on Wednesday approved a short-term spending bill that will prevent a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through mid-December. Washington Post Economy adds 142,000 jobs in September; July, August results revised downward. Wall Street Journal Treasury sets Nov. 5 debt limit deadline. The Hill Boehner,…
Read MoreDepartment of Justice Awards Summit Strategies’ Client Tukwila, Washington $250,000 CHP Grant
On September 21st, 2015, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced more than $107 million in grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). Summit Strategies’ client, Tukwila, Washington, will receive a grant of $250,000 over three years to support their police force. The Tukwila Police…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: September 25, 2015
Weekly Trek September 25, 2015 Top Political News John Boehner says fears of ‘leadership turmoil’ contributed to resignation. Wall Street Journal McCarthy seen as favorite to succeed Boehner. The Hill John Boehner’s resignation means there won’t be a government shutdown — yet. Washington Post Obama and Xi Jinping of China agree to steps on cybertheft.…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: September 21, 2015
Weekly Trek September 21, 2015 Top Political News Congress inching ever closer toward government shutdown. Washington Post What went down in the second GOP debate? FiveThirtyEight Would-be Boehner successors jockeying to line up support. Roll Call Biden may not decide soon. Politico What is Hillary’s greatest accomplishment? Politico 13 newly released CIA presidential briefs from…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: September 11, 2015
Weekly Trek September 11, 2015 Top Political News On lawmakers’ agenda: raise the debt ceiling. Wall Street Journal Leading Clinton in Iowa and NH, can Sanders extend surge? The Hill Boehner’s future as speaker in doubt. Politico WSJ survey: most economists predict Fed will stay on hold in September. WSJ Nine Obama regulations to watch.…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: September 4, 2015
Weekly Trek September 4, 2015 Top Political News Biden is top choice of Democrats if Clinton falters: Reuters/Ipsos poll. Reuters How Social Media Is Ruining Politics. Politico September headache ahead for GOP leader McConnell. The Hill Sanders, Trump et al: partying like it’s 1968. Wall Street Journal Some battle lines harden, others fade, in 2016…
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