Tag: Elections

Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Democrats come out against Mnuchin ahead of vote

Joseph Lawler · January 30, 2017 8:43 pm

Conservative group fires ‘first shot’ at Democrats in new ad

Ryan Lovelace · January 30, 2017 6:09 pm

Leahy admonished his colleagues, remarking, "You Republicans should not want to shut down the government. They are the only ones who have the power to shut down the government." (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Leahy to oppose Sessions’ AG nomination

Kelly Cohen · January 30, 2017 5:29 pm

President Trump will announce his pick for the open Supreme Court justice position at 8 p.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump to announce Supreme Court pick Tuesday

Kyle Feldscher · January 30, 2017 1:49 pm

President Trump signed an executive order for border security and immigration enforcement improvements. The executive order explicitly banned immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for at least 90 days. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump says immigration order needed to stop ‘bad dudes’

Kyle Feldscher · January 30, 2017 12:49 pm

President Trump is set to announce his Supreme Court pick Thursday — or maybe even earlier. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Will Trump SCOTUS pick, fast approaching, lead to total war?

Byron York · January 30, 2017 5:53 am

Conservative groups rallied Monday to support President Trump's Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder with a letter urging the Senate to confirm him as quickly as possible. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Conservative groups urge Puzder’s confirmation for Labor secretary

Sean Higgins · January 30, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump won over many wary conservatives last fall when he pledged to nominate conservative, textualist, justices to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Gorsuch is right for Supreme Court

Washington Examiner · January 29, 2017 5:00 am

Curiously, both Macri and Doria have tangential connections to Trump. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Donald Trump’s two South American prototypes

Michael Barone · January 27, 2017 9:25 pm

Trump declined to answer whether his Supreme Court pick will be an originalist, as the late Justice Scalia was. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump supports ‘nuclear option’ to confirm his Supreme Court pick

Ryan Lovelace · January 26, 2017 9:58 pm

President Trump urged Democrats to swiftly approve his remaining Cabinet nominees. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump: Democrats ‘could move faster’ to approve my Cabinet

Gabby Morrongiello · January 26, 2017 6:42 pm

The Senate pro tempore has not said yet whether he will run for an eighth term. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)

Poll: Huntsman tops Hatch in Senate primary matchup

Al Weaver · January 26, 2017 6:13 pm