Tag: Minusextra

Trayvon Martin’s parents are considering running for office — perhaps even the White House

Daniel Chaitin · January 29, 2017 9:05 pm

Republican control doesn't always equal the best outcomes for students. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

The next battlegrounds for school choice: Stubborn red states

Kevin Glass · January 29, 2017 8:39 pm

Cheney went on to say that he believed a more targeted and nuanced approach to vetting was needed to effectively identify potential terror threats. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Remember Dick Cheney’s words on Muslim ban

Capri Cafaro · January 29, 2017 8:12 pm

Seattle City Councilwoman and socialist activist Kshama Sawant speaks to the more than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, to protest President Donald Trump's order that restricts immigration to the U.S., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Seattle. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)

Protests carry on outside White House, major cities in wake of travel ban

Al Weaver · January 29, 2017 8:02 pm

The remark from the Koch network is only the latest sign of opposition from the right side of the aisle. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Kochs: Trump travel ban the ‘wrong approach,’ ‘counterproductive’

Al Weaver · January 29, 2017 7:58 pm

"With proper procedures for green-card holders and immigrants with a documented history of serving alongside our troops, I think most Americans support these common-sense measures," Cotton said.

Tom Cotton defends Trump executive order: Wrong to call it a ‘religious test’

Al Weaver · January 29, 2017 7:17 pm

A blanket ban on all refugees, as Trump signed into effect in an executive order on Wednesday, effectively says to people in war-torn countries, "We don't want you here." (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)

Beltway Confidential

A refugee ban is just what ISIS wants

Jason Russell · January 29, 2017 7:04 pm

Both Robert Gates and John McCain expressed concern over the exclusion of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from some National Security Council meetings. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

National Security

‘Big mistake’: Gates, McCain criticize Trump’s National Security Council shakeup

David Brown · January 29, 2017 6:29 pm

"Americans are saddened this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been taken in our fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism," Trump said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Trump mourns loss of service member in ‘fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism’

Al Weaver · January 29, 2017 6:27 pm

Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Scrap this half-baked immigration order and start over

Washington Examiner · January 29, 2017 6:22 pm

"We must strengthen our nation's security through well thought out and constructed plans," Kasich said. "The latest executive order is neither." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kasich: Trump’s travel ban ‘should be replaced with a more thoughtful approach’

Alex Pappas · January 29, 2017 6:20 pm

"Tears are running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty tonight as a grand tradition of America, welcoming immigrants, that has existed since America was founded, has been stomped upon," Schumer said. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Schumer tears up as he calls Trump’s immigration ban ‘mean-spirited’

Caitlin Yilek · January 29, 2017 5:44 pm