Despite Dissent, Lightfoot’s 2020 Chicago Budget Wins Easy City Council Approval
The mayor’s first budget closes a projected $838 million budget gap. But for some aldermen, it wasn’t progressive enough.
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Trump Fires Navy Secretary; Will Allow Eddie Gallagher to Retire As Navy SEAL
President Trump has repeatedly intervened on behalf of the Navy SEAL recently convicted of misconduct. This episode: Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, Election Security editor Phil Ewing, and National Political correspondent Mara Liasson. Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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Watchdog Probes How Lincoln Museum ‘Pimped Out’ Gettysburg Address To Glenn Beck
The state’s watchdog got a tip that the museum had “pimped out” a copy of the Gettysburg Address to the conservative commentator.
Weekly Roundup: Friday, November 22
After a full week jam-packed with impeachment inquiry hearings we look back at the major moments that shaped what will happen next. This episode: Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspodent Franco Ordoñez, Congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, and senior editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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Dr. Jay Shannon Out As CEO Of Cook County Health
Shannon’s contract has been terminated after five years at the helm of one of the largest public health systems in the nation.
Hill Calls Investigations A “Domestic Political Errand”; Holmes Details Trump Call
In what may be the final day of public hearings, members of Congress heard from a former White House policy insider and a foreign service officer who said he overheard a call with President Trump. In this episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and justice correspondent Ryan Lucas. Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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The Christmas Message For Speaker Michael Madigan’s ‘Magic Lobbyist List’
In an email obtained by WBEZ, a confidant of powerful Democrat Michael Madigan directed an elite group of about 20 favored lobbyists.
The 5th Democratic Debate Takeaways
The big question of the night was whether or not Mayor Pete Buttigieg would take heat from other candidates after rising in the polls in Iowa. After discussion about policies that haven’t received much attention at previous debates, the attacks came. In this episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, political correspondent Asma Khalid, political reporter Juana Summers, and senior editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Sondland Says Trump Conditioned White House Meeting on Announcement of Investigations
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, tied President Trump directly to conditioning a meeting with the Ukrainian president with “a public statement from President Zelenskiy committing to investigations of Burisma and the 2016 election.” In this episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and Justice department correspondent Ryan Lucas.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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Liquor Outside Wrigley? Affordable Housing In Logan? What You Missed At City Council
Aldermen talked Wrigley Plaza, a 100% affordable housing development in Logan Square and making Juneteenth an official city holiday.
