Eli Yokley

By Eli Yokley Week in Review The Trump administration President Donald Trump tapped Mick Mulvaney to serve as acting chief of staff once John Kelly leaves at the end of the year. According to the White House, Mulvaney will not resign as director of the Office of Management and Budget, where deputy director Russ Vought will […]

By Eli Yokley Top Stories Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, said in an interview that Trump directed him to arrange hush-money payments to two women accusing Trump of affairs because he “was very concerned about how this would affect the election.” On Twitter, Trump lashed out at Cohen, who has expressed a […]

By Eli Yokley Top Stories House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi made a deal with a group of rebel House Democrats, all but ensuring she’ll have the votes to become speaker in the next Congress. The agreement would limit her tenure as top House Democrat to no more than four additional years, regardless of whether her […]

By Eli Yokley Top Stories House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is on the cusp of a deal with Democrats who once opposed her speakership that could secure the votes she needs to obtain the gavel in the next Congress, according to Democratic sources. In exchange for limiting time leading the caucus to four […]

By Eli Yokley Morning Consult has published the latest edition of its monthly Trump Tracker, showing the president’s approval state by state, month over month. See it here. Top Stories President Donald Trump is set to meet with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) this morning amid a dispute […]

By Eli Yokley Top Stories Nick Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, said he will not replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff and will instead leave the administration at the end of the year. A White House official said President Donald Trump is considering bringing in House Freedom Caucus Chairman […]

By Eli Yokley Week in Review The Trump administration President Donald Trump confirmed that White House chief of staff John Kelly will leave his position by the end of this year. Nick Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, is the leading candidate to replace him. Trump announced two high-profile nominations: William Barr, who served as President […]