Tag: Minusextra

That public schooling is the "bedrock of our democracy," as political theorist Benjamin Barber once put it, is a time-honored proclamation. But it is almost never backed with rigorous evidence, and it flies in the face of history. (Michael Holahan /The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Beltway Confidential

The case against public schooling

Neal McCluskey · January 11, 2017 8:28 pm

The Justice Department on Wednesday said it will officially announce a consent decree with Baltimore over its police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

DOJ to announce consent decree with Baltimore Police Department

Kelly Cohen · January 11, 2017 8:23 pm

Judge formally sentences Dylann Roof to death

Kelly Cohen · January 11, 2017 8:18 pm

Trump swiftly denied the report on Twitter, posting "FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!" (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Pissgate: Fake news but also fake outrage

Mark Grabowski · January 11, 2017 8:17 pm

Tillerson offered the possibility of putting Cuba back on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Tillerson would recommend veto of bill ending Cuba embargo

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2017 8:06 pm

Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the Senate, tweeted a one-word response to a Twitter user who called him a "House n—-a." (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Sen. Tim Scott’s one-word response to Twitter user who called him the N-word

Madeleine Morgenstern · January 11, 2017 8:03 pm

Beltway Confidential

What Trump did to Jim Acosta was worse than what Obama did to Neil Munro

Philip Wegmann · January 11, 2017 7:59 pm

Democratic Rep. John Lewis has personal experience with Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions: both were photographed together in 2015 in Selma, Ala., for the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." (Photo courtesy of Todd Stacy)

Flashback: When Jeff Sessions and John Lewis linked arms at Edmund Pettus Bridge

Alex Pappas · January 11, 2017 7:52 pm

Information attached to the report detailed salacious, unproven allegations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House won’t say if Obama briefed on Trump-Russia dossier

Gabby Morrongiello · January 11, 2017 7:51 pm

Christopher Steele is a former British Intelligence officer who works for a private security firm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

National Security

Report: Ex-British intelligence officer prepared Trump dossier

Al Weaver · January 11, 2017 7:50 pm

The very people who elected Donald Trump president would be hurt the most from an Obamacare repeal, the chief executive of a rural hospital network said Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Hospital CEO: Trump voters most hurt by Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 11, 2017 7:40 pm

Earnest said the Obama administration believes it's best to let each media outlet decide its own policies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

White House won’t criticize BuzzFeed over Russia hack report

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2017 7:38 pm