Tag: Minusextra

Leaders of the National Republican Congressional Committee think 2018 is the year in which they'll knock off veteran Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

GOP targets Wisconsin Democrat in 2018 cycle

Nicole Duran · February 8, 2017 10:02 pm

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's oft-controversial social media habits to a carnival. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Democratic lawmaker wants White House to hire a psychiatrist, specifically for Trump

Anna Giaritelli · February 8, 2017 9:53 pm

Trump on Wednesday morning criticized Nordstrom's decision to drop his daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line, calling it "terrible." (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Trump’s Nordstrom tweet raises ethics concerns

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2017 9:45 pm

Though he outlasted almost all of his Republican primary opponents in 2016, Sen. Ted Cruz's reputation suffered more than most by the time all was said and done. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Cruz’s debate performance recalled early successes

Emily Jashinsky · February 8, 2017 9:43 pm

The Senate should be a deliberative body, not an obstructionist one. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

How to end the filibuster follies

Quin Hillyer · February 8, 2017 9:38 pm

Lawyers for both sides seemed to know nothing about some of the most basic real-world issues surrounding the case. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: A fact-free debate on Trump’s executive order

Byron York · February 8, 2017 9:34 pm

President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington Secrets

Trump pulls up Congress’ approval, highest since 2009

Paul Bedard · February 8, 2017 9:34 pm

A magazine editor whose entire adult life has probably been spent behind a newsroom desk referred to former U.S. Navy pilot and POW Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday as an "armchair warrior." (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Nation magazine editor refers to John McCain, a Vietnam POW, as an ‘armchair warrior’

Becket Adams · February 8, 2017 9:29 pm

Slate: Trump’s ‘easy D’ tweet signals support for gays

Eddie Scarry · February 8, 2017 9:26 pm

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in her office on Capitol Hill. Fienstein was impressed by Gorsuch's background. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Feinstein calls Gorsuch ‘impressive’ — just what the Dem base wants to hear

David Freddoso · February 8, 2017 9:26 pm

A bipartisan group of senators have offered a bill that would give Congress a chance to block any sanctions lifted by Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Senators push for control over easing Russia sanctions

Joel Gehrke · February 8, 2017 9:11 pm

The order, which President Trump issued just hours after his inauguration, directs federal agencies to continue following the law, but carry it out as loosely as possible to minimize its impact. It's not clear how the agencies are following the directive. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

House Democrats probe fallout from Obamacare executive order

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 8, 2017 9:05 pm