Within his first 24 hours on the job, new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly displayed reasons for optimism, quickly moving to establish control and cleaner lines of authority in the West Wing. But Kelly also saw first-hand why imposing discipline on the president and his top aides may be a challenge to say the least. Chris Whipple is an Emmy-winning producer for 60 Minutes and author of “The Gatekeepers: How the White House chiefs of staff define every presidency.” He joined Dan Proft and Shaun Thompson with reaction to all of the turnover in the Trump White House after six months, and what new Chief of Staff John Kelly will have to do to increase the administration’s chances of success:
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Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday followed through on his promise to veto a school funding bill, taking aim at hundreds of millions of dollars in help for cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools. Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie joined Dan Proft and Shaun Thompson with reaction to the school funding situation:
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Al Gore has a new documentary on global warming on the way. CNN Senior Economist Stephen Moore joined Dan Proft and Shaun Thompson with reaction, and also talked about the apparent pivot to tax reform in Congress after the failure of health care reform:
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Congress is advancing an investigation into a growing scandal surrounding IT staffers working for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz plus, Ben Rhodes has become a person of interest in the investigation into the unmasking of Michael Flynn. Noah Rothman the Associate Editor for Commentary Magazine joined Dan Proft and Shaun Thompson with reaction.
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Vox published an interesting interview Sunday with Eric Weinstein. Weinstein is a managing director at Peter Thiel’s investment firm and is also the brother of Evergreen State College professor Bret Weinstein. He says that in the future there will be capitalism for the successful and socialism for everyone else.
In July, Chicago Public Schools borrowed $500 million in long-term, high-interest loans. These loans, taken out at interest rates between 7.25-7.65 percent, will cost the district more than $850 million in interest costs alone for a total cost of $1.35 billion.
A Wisconsin company is holding a party Tuesday to implant employees with microchips. Three Square Market has received international attention since it announced the voluntary microchip program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
Democratic Socialists of America claimed Tuesday to have more than 25,000 members, making it the largest socialist group in the U.S. since World War II.
Plus, a college professor who talked about shooting President Trump lost his job, got a replacement job and has now lost the replacement job.