
Senior Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
Senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
Senior Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
Senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
President Bush Reinforces His Theme of Progress in Iraq President Bush had lunch today at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Then he made brief remarks about last night's speech , which he said was based on the conclusions of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. Michael Tackett is senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune .
Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.