On Thursday, both former presidents used major speeches to repudiate President Trump’s brand of politics and approach to the world. On Monday, W. headlined two big fundraisers in Virginia for Ed Gillespie, who was a senior adviser in his White House and chairman of the Republican National Committee during his presidency. -- For his part, Bush embraced the recommendations from a “Call to Action” report that he commissioned earlier in the year. … Approval of the budget is expected to help shore up ties between Senate GOP leaders and President Trump[.] Politico’s Josh Dawsey and Burgess Everett report: “Trump dialed GOP Sens.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2017 11:48 UTC