Reince Priebus' Time in the White House Was Crazier Than You Think
Chris Whipple, author of "The Gatekeepers", told Cheddar that the former White House chief of staff says that, for every botched immigration order, he had to stop ten others that were in the pipeline. But Priebus is still in communication with the President.
For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/the-gatekeeper-reince-priebus-agony).
U.S. weekly jobless claims rose to 362,000 for the week ending September 25th, higher than the 335,000 economists had expected. This figure is also slightly higher than the 351,000 reported a week earlier. Louis Cordone, Senior Vice President of Data Strategy at AST joined Wake Up with Cheddar to discuss.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of illegal campaign financing linked to his 2012 bid for reelection after $54 million was spent on fake invoices. Sarkozy was sentenced to one year in prison.
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that will finance the government through December 3. The bill now moves onto the House where it is expected to pass as well.
On Monday, the FBI unveiled a report showing a 30 percent increase in homicides in 2020. Cheddar's Chloe Aiello looks into the bureau's numbers that show a steep increase in gun violence amid the growing pandemic.
