John Howell

John Howell: Essential Cuts (6/14) - Dem Disappointed in Jan. 6th Hearings & Time to Cap the Ike?

Posted: 14 Jun 2022 04:51 PM PDT

*Mitchell Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times breaks down a poll showing that Ken Griffin's political donations aren't working. *Long-time Democrat Ted Van Dyke shares why he's been disappointed in the Jan. 6th hearings so far. *John A. Lawrence discusses how a lot of what we see in Washington now started with Watergate 50 years ago. *Audrey Wennink of the Metropolitan Planning Council takes a look at what it would take to cap the Eisenhower. *Plus, Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute says that Americans, not Ukraine should decide US policy.

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Fifty Years Later, We Still See Watergate’s Effects on Washington

Posted: 14 Jun 2022 03:53 PM PDT

John Howell is joined by John A. Lawrence, author of "The Class of '74: Congress After Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship." Fifty years out from Watergate, Lawrence discusses how it is still affecting Washington today. They talk about the changes in Congress and in the political parties themselves after Watergate took place.

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Ken Griffin has Donated Millions to Irvin’s Campaign…Why Isn’t it Working?

Posted: 14 Jun 2022 02:38 PM PDT

John Howell is joined by Mitchell Armentrout, reporter for the Chicago Sun Times. They discuss the current Illinois gubernatorial race and how Ken Griffin's backing of Richard Irvin is not currently working. In fact, many voters remain undecided. The two discuss other candidates and the latest in political ads.

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John Howell: Essential Cuts (6/13) - It's All About Madigan & The IL Secretary of State Race

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 05:21 PM PDT

*Chris Marquette of CQ Roll Call shares the biggest takeaways from today's Jan. 6th committee hearing. *Steve Daniels at Crain's Chicago details the latest developments in the ComEd bribery scheme. *Market Reporter Jacob Sonenshine discusses how much worse the market could get after it took a big hit today. *Jeremy Gorner of the Chicago Tribune breaks down the highly contested Democratic Secretary of State reace. *Plus, Chicago Journalism Hall-of-Famer Rick Kogan looks back at Chicago during the tenure of Mayor Richard J. Daley.

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Stocks Fall Into a Bear Market

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 03:41 PM PDT

The stock market got crushed today, how bad could it get? Market reporter for Barron's, Jacob Sonenshine, talks with John about today's drop and if now is a good time to buy stocks.

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Madigan Continues to Complicate ComEd's Rehab

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 03:12 PM PDT

A newly unsealed search warrant brings to light new information between Madigan and ComEd. Steve Daniels, Crain's Chicago Senior reporter covering banking, insurance and utilities joins John to discuss the drip feed of the Madigan scandal.

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