Tag: Elections

White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn talks to President Trump prior to a working session at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Trump suggested Tuesday that he is eyeing Cohn as a possible replacement for Janet Yellen as chairman of the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Cohn the top contender for Fed chief, Trump says

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2017 8:35 pm

White House adviser Jared Kushner, right, and his attorney Abbe Lowell, left, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, to be interviewed behind closed doors by the House Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jared Kushner’s second round of closed-door testimony to investigators ‘productive’

Todd Shepherd · July 25, 2017 5:50 pm

President Trump's nominee to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals earned rare bipartisan praise at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump appeals court nominee wins bipartisan praise

Ryan Lovelace · July 25, 2017 4:34 pm

The internal conflicts inflamed by the party's 2016 presidential primary will continue to be crippling for Democrats. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ plan doesn’t solve their intra-party fights

Emily Jashinsky · July 25, 2017 4:23 pm

President Trump called out Attorney General Jeff Sessions for the second day in a row on Tuesday, and questioned why he hasn't investigated "crimes" committed by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

Trump calls Jeff Sessions ‘very weak’ on Clinton crimes

Kelly Cohen · July 25, 2017 10:46 am

The protester asked Kushner to sign the flag, but he refused. (@MichaelMathes/Twitter)

Protester tried to hand Jared Kushner a Russian flag after his Senate testimony

Todd Shepherd · July 24, 2017 4:57 pm

In 2018 and 2020 Trump's focus should not be on electing Republicans to Congress. Instead, it should be on electing individuals who share his America First vision. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Beltway Confidential

Time to replace the Republican Party with a pro-Trump party

Joseph Murray · July 24, 2017 4:14 pm

Time Magazine reported on a document it obtained showing the administration's plans called for the deployment of armed troops to counter a "significant incident." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

State officials fume after leak shows how feds planned to use armed troops

Todd Shepherd · July 23, 2017 4:01 am

Former British spy Christopher Steele was one of the primary authors of the document, as Fusion GPS was paid to put the dossier together as opposition research by political opponents of Trump in 2016. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Fusion GPS co-founder will not testify to Senate Intelligence Committee

Todd Shepherd · July 21, 2017 11:21 pm

Cuomo, by the way, has estimated his net worth to be somewhere around $2 million. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Andrew Cuomo used campaign cash to buy Kirsten Gillibrand a Tiffany pen for her birthday

Emily Jashinsky · July 20, 2017 5:51 pm

John K. Bush's nomination came under scrutiny from Democratic and Republican judiciary committee members because of his pseudonymous blog posts. (Screengrab/CSPAN)

Senate narrowly confirms Trump appeals court nominee

Ryan Lovelace · July 20, 2017 5:40 pm

If confirmed by the Senate, Wilkie would serve as undersecretary and Kurta would be his deputy overseeing and advising Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on training, personnel policy and the military's readiness to fight wars, according to the White House. (Image courtesy screenshot)

National Security

Trump nominates Robert Wilkie, Anthony Kurta to head Pentagon personnel and readiness

Travis J. Tritten · July 20, 2017 3:09 pm