Politics

Howard Wilkinson: Politics and More

0000017a-3b40-d913-abfe-bf44a4f90000Howard Wilkinson joined the WVXU news team as the politics reporter and columnist in April 2012 , after 30 years of covering local, state and national politics for The Cincinnati Enquirer. On this page, you will find his weekly column, Politically Speaking; the Monday morning political chats with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik and other news coverage by Wilkinson. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Wilkinson has covered every Ohio gubernatorial race since 1974, as well as 16 presidential nominating conventions. Along with politics, Wilkinson also covered the 2001 Cincinnati race riots, the Lucasville prison riot in 1993, the Air Canada plane crash at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1983, and the 1997 Ohio River flooding. And, given his passion for baseball, you might even find some stories about the Cincinnati Reds here from time to time.

Examining The Latest News Out Of The White House

91.7 WVXU | By Dan Hurley

Published December 17, 2018 at 4:00 AM EST

donald trump nancy pelosi — House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argue during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington.

The Senate passes resolutions to withdraw U.S. support for Saudi-backed forces at war in Yemen and to condemn Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. House Democrats call for a full investigation into the death of a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala who died while in Border Patrol custody.

During a contentious televised meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the government if congress doesn't provide funding for a border wall.

And just as Trump's former longtime attorney Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison, the parent company of the National Enquirer admits it coordinated with the Trump 2016 campaign to suppress a story so it wouldn't influence the outcome of the election.

Joining Cincinnati Edition to discuss the latest news in politics are Political Junkie Ken Rudin (@kenrudin); and WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson (@howardwilkinson).