Tag: Minusextra

Jurors needed just three hours of deliberation on Tuesday to unanimously sentence convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death. (Grace Beahm/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool)

Charleston church shooting: Dylann Roof becomes first to receive death penalty for federal hate crimes

Kelly Cohen · January 10, 2017 9:53 pm

Thomas Donohue, the Chamber's president and CEO, wrote in an op-ed published in the Financial Times that President-elect Trump's selections of business executives for Cabinet positions is a source of optimism for businesses, and that a business attitude toward the presidency could benefit the U.S. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Chamber of Commerce warms up to Trump

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 9:49 pm

By fiscal 2019, the F-35A, which takes off and lands on runways, will cost between $80-85 million each. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

National Security

F-35 delayed — again — despite CEO’s promise to Trump

Jacqueline Klimas · January 10, 2017 9:45 pm

Senate Democrats plan to step up their resistance with a letter asking the President-elect to side with them for ethical reasons. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Democrats ask Trump to delay confirmation hearings

Susan Ferrechio · January 10, 2017 9:25 pm

Voter turnout peaked in 2008 in Detroit and has declined since. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ Detroit problem: You can’t turn out voters who aren’t there

Michael Barone · January 10, 2017 9:23 pm

Trump on Tuesday urged lawmakers to undertake take both actions "simultaneously" or "very quickly." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Confusion in GOP after Trump’s Obamacare comments

Nicole Duran · January 10, 2017 9:22 pm

Trump to observe the coffee tradition shared by incoming and outgoing presidents for a generation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama invites Trump to White House for pre-inauguration coffee

Sarah Bedford · January 10, 2017 9:19 pm

Metro is arguing it is not responsible for the death of a rider in 2015 because it doesn't owe it to passengers to rescue them in the case of an emergency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Metro: Drop lawsuit because we don’t have a responsibility to rescue passengers

Kyle Feldscher · January 10, 2017 9:16 pm

Sen. Sanders' proposal to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security from cuts went down in a 49-49 vote Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate rejects Sanders language to protect entitlements

Robert King · January 10, 2017 9:15 pm

Barrasso's letter is a reminder about proper procedure and says that much of what they say is incorrect. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Barrasso schools Democrats for trying to hold up Trump’s EPA nominee

John Siciliano · January 10, 2017 9:05 pm

Church took to Twitter early Tuesday morning to make it clear that she's not performing for "tyrant" Trump. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Charlotte Church, Moby, Rebecca Ferguson reject invite to perform at Trump inauguration

Meghana Kurup · January 10, 2017 8:46 pm

GOP senator: Booker using ‘disgraceful’ testimony against Sessions as a ‘platform’ for 2020

Daniel Chaitin · January 10, 2017 8:42 pm