Tag: Elections

"He was not aware of the meeting. He is also not focused on stories about the campaign — especially those pertaining to the time before he joined the campaign." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

National Security

Mike Pence ‘not aware’ of Donald Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer

Sarah Bedford · July 11, 2017 5:06 pm

President Trump accused Senate Democrats on Tuesday of obstructing efforts to confirm his political appointees because it's all they can do as the minority party. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: Senate Democrats obstruct because they ‘can’t win’

Anna Giaritelli · July 11, 2017 11:26 am

The Left may be dumbing down the meaning of alt-right, making it seem more innocuous. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Liberal lumpers try to make the alt-right’s tent bigger

Timothy P. Carney · July 11, 2017 4:01 am

Ted Cruz remakes his image in Texas ahead of re-election race

David M. Drucker · July 11, 2017 4:01 am

Luther Strange also came to Sessions' defense, but his statement avoided direct criticism of Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Mo Brooks tells Alabama he’ll ‘read the King James Bible’ on Senate floor until Trump’s wall is funded

Anna Giaritelli · July 10, 2017 7:44 pm

A primary set for Aug. 15 has pitted Rep. Mo Brooks against Sen. Luther Strange, who was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Mo Brooks and Sen. Luther Strange race to the right on immigration to impress Trump

Philip Wegmann · July 10, 2017 7:36 pm

The lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., alleges a lack of transparency raises "serious concerns" about what the commission is attempting to accomplish. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

ACLU files lawsuit against Trump voter fraud commission

Kelly Cohen · July 10, 2017 6:58 pm

The administration has also taken fire for its slow pace of nominating officials to fill the hundreds of vacant positions throughout the government. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House slams Senate Democrats’ ‘unprecedented campaign of obstruction’ against Trump nominees

Sarah Bedford · July 10, 2017 6:41 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., likened a potential partnership with Russia to cooperating with Syrian President Bashar Assad to reduce chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

False prophets and fake news: Yale Divinity professor attacks Marco Rubio for tweeting Bible verses from Proverbs

Philip Wegmann · July 10, 2017 5:08 pm

The Senate majority leader is accelerating his campaign to defeat Rep. Mo Brooks in a special Senate election in Alabama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell super PAC working against Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

David M. Drucker · July 10, 2017 3:54 pm

The events have not been listed on Pence's schedules released daily to the news media because the dinners are "private," Pence's press secretary Marc Lotter said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mike Pence courting big donors at private dinners at VP residence: report

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 7:01 pm

Terry McAuliffe's statement that he has "no intention" of complying with President Trump's voter integrity effort would seem more bold if his state did not actually sell the very information he is pretending to protect. Lights. Camera. Inaction. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

State officials see voter integrity request as opportunity for grandstanding

Washington Examiner · July 9, 2017 4:01 am