Tag: Minusextra

Former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl wants the charges against him dropped and his case dismissed because President Trump criticized him multiple times on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

National Security

Attorneys want Trump to dismiss Bergdahl’s case

Kyle Feldscher · January 23, 2017 1:26 pm

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said, "[P]hotographs of the inaugural proceedings were intentionally framed in a way, in one particular tweet, to minimize the enormous support that had gathered on the National Mall." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump should stop choosing molehills to die on

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2017 1:23 pm

A top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote against Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson's nomination to be President Trump's secretary of state. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Key Democrat will oppose Rex Tillerson in Monday committee vote

Kyle Feldscher · January 23, 2017 1:08 pm

BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith said President Trump and his team frequently push falsehoods and aren't sufficiently transparent, and said a new type of journalism is needed to foster "trust" with the public. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Buzzfeed: Covering Trump may require publishing ‘unverified information’

Eddie Scarry · January 23, 2017 12:59 pm

President Trump plans to sign two executive orders Monday announcing his intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement and pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump's campaign promise to abandon NAFTA helped win over Rust Belt voters who felt left behind by globalization.

Report: Trump orders will pull out of TPP, call for new NAFTA

Kyle Feldscher · January 23, 2017 12:53 pm

President Donald Trump will hold a series of meetings Monday with business and labor representatives, before meeting with congressional leaders. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump starts ‘busy week’ with manufacturers meeting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 23, 2017 12:32 pm

Switzerland has stubbornly retained its sovereignty, despite being surrounded by the EU.

The Swiss have found the secret of democratic happiness

Dan Hannan · January 23, 2017 5:05 am

Known as Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, this experiment has hurt far more people than it has helped. (iStock Image)

Putting patients back in control of healthcare

Rep. Kevin Brady · January 23, 2017 5:04 am

Our National Guard celebrated its 380th birthday Dec. 13, making it America's oldest military force. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

National Security

Extend our nation’s oldest defense force to lift service strain

Michael Edwards · January 23, 2017 5:03 am

The American Society of Civil Engineers has given U.S. infrastructure a D+ rating, estimating that between 2016 and 2025 the U.S. will need approximately $3 trillion in infrastructure spending, two-thirds of which is needed for transportation.

Private funding should be used to fix the roads

Washington Examiner Staff · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

"Healthcare will be better and will cost less when every part of Obamacare is gone," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The end of Obamacare: Repeal and replace faces Capitol hurdles

W. James Antle III · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, brought his prosecutorial and national security expertise to Washington. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Rep. John Ratcliffe: Fighting the ‘fourth branch of government’

Nicole Duran · January 23, 2017 5:01 am