Tag: Minusextra

If ever there was a president from whom to take some executive authority back, it is Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

How much longer will Trump’s honeymoon with congressional Republicans last?

April Ponnuru · February 15, 2017 9:08 pm

Growth in using Medicare services will increase from recent historical lows as more baby boomers reach retirement age. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Healthcare spending to speed up

Robert King · February 15, 2017 9:00 pm

Puzder, the chief executive of CKE Restaurants, which owns the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. franchises and is an outspoken conservative, had long been a controversial pick for the Cabinet post. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Puzder critics exult over withdrawal

Sean Higgins · February 15, 2017 8:51 pm

Lawmakers sought to get Fed chairwoman to say the economy is not suffering because of bank overregulation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats press Yellen to undercut Trump case for easing bank rules

Joseph Lawler · February 15, 2017 8:43 pm

"And so in the last three news conferences ... all of the questions to the American news media have been handled by conservative press," Acosta said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

CNN reporter: ‘The fix is in’ on White House press conferences

Eddie Scarry · February 15, 2017 8:10 pm

Lee sees an opportunity to reorient Trump's populism toward a new type of conservatism, for "the forgotten man." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Beltway Confidential

Mike Lee aims to reorient Trump’s populism toward conservative policies

Philip Wegmann · February 15, 2017 7:54 pm

It is unclear whether he will spend the whole weekend in the Sunshine State like he has done so far this month. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump schedules his first rally since taking office

Gabby Morrongiello · February 15, 2017 7:46 pm

For years Democrats have played up the emotional effects of Republican immigration policies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Dems look to tie immigration policy to Russia questions

Emily Jashinsky · February 15, 2017 7:43 pm

ndrew Puzder, President Trump's nominee to be secretary of labor, will withdraw from consideration Wednesday. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)

Andrew Puzder withdraws as Trump’s labor secretary nominee

Sean Higgins · February 15, 2017 7:39 pm

They wrote about reports that the DOJ shared its concerns about Flynn with McGahn three weeks ago. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

National Security

Democrats want to know what White House counsel knew about Flynn

Nicole Duran · February 15, 2017 7:31 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears before the House Financial Services Committee for the Fed's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Yellen not sure GOP tax plan would boost the dollar

Joseph Lawler · February 15, 2017 7:26 pm

Iraqi forces will next have to move across the Tigris River to liberate the western part of Mosul. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

Mosul offensive producing treasure trove of intel

Jamie McIntyre · February 15, 2017 7:26 pm