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The hill to die on : the battle for Congress and the future of Trump's America / Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer.
Van Pelt Library JK1968 2018 .S53 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, Jake S., 1985- author.
- Palmer, Anna A. (Anna Alda), 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Elections, 2018.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Political campaigns--United States--History--21st century--Case studies.
- Political campaigns.
- Elections--United States--History--21st century--Case studies.
- Elections.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 420 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown, [2019]
- Summary:
- "The startling inside story of Donald Trump's first two years, viewed from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle jockeyed for advantage as American politics reached a fevered pitch. Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door meetings from the House to the White House, Politico Playbook writers Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer trace the strategy and the impulsiveness, the dealmaking and the backstabbing, in a blow-by-blow account of the power struggle that roiled the halls of Congress. Moving from the fights for advantage between Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer; to Mitch McConnell's merciless, Machiavellian handling of the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; to Paul Ryan's desperate, failed attempts to keep Mark Meadows from pushing Trump into a government shutdown over immigration, The Hill to Die On bristles with fresh news and tells the story of what really happened in some of the most defining moments our era. Like The West Wing for Congress, or Shattered meets This Town, The Hill to Die On tells an unforgettable story of politics and power, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of Congress and the fate of America" -- Publisher.
- Contents:
- The Hill
- Not a Trump guy
- "Fire Pelosi!"
- Trump's Washington
- Follow the money
- The limits of Mitch McConnell's power
- McCarthy and Scalise
- "Three, three, three"
- Zero tolerance
- The tax bill
- The president's watchmen
- Purity
- "I'll take the heat"
- Family discussions
- Storms brewing offshore
- The discharge petition
- Left and center
- Going negative
- The second seat
- October
- Election day
- The speakership
- Shutdown.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780525574743
- 0525574743
- OCLC:
- 1089738549
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