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We found that Education Savings Account participants are overwhelmingly satisfied with both the program and their child's new school. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Beltway Confidential

Parents are most satisfied when they choose their own school

Grant Callen · December 16, 2016 12:00 am

President-elect Trump on Thursday named David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

National Security

Trump names David Friedman his ambassador to Israel

Anna Giaritelli · December 15, 2016 11:38 pm

A net 68 percent of respondents say the Democratic president should not forgive his former secretary of state. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Voters oppose Clinton pardon by 3-1 margin

Anna Giaritelli · December 15, 2016 11:24 pm

"I think we would benefit tremendously by having them inside the administration if, in fact, that can happen," Kellyanne Conway told reporters at Trump Tower. "Ivanka is incredibly committed to women in the workplace, women in the economy [and] women entrepreneurs." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Conway: Trump would ‘benefit tremendously’ from having Ivanka in administration

Gabby Morrongiello · December 15, 2016 11:06 pm

President-elect Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is lobbying Congress ahead of her father's inauguration next month to start working on reforms to childcare policies. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Ivanka Trump calling lawmakers, urging action on childcare policy

Anna Giaritelli · December 15, 2016 10:31 pm

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked new Texas requirements for aborted infants to be buried or cremated. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge blocks Texas fetal burial law

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 15, 2016 10:30 pm

A Green Beret who was nearly drummed out of the military for beating a child rapist in Afghanistan plans to name his son after Rep. Duncan Hunter, who helped save his career. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

Ethics panel reviewing complaint against Rep. Duncan Hunter

Nicole Duran · December 15, 2016 10:25 pm

Gates first recommended Tillerson for the position after Trump failed to settle on a secretary of state nominee. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)

National Security

Gates: Tillerson’s ties to Putin are a ‘completely false narrative’

Joel Gehrke · December 15, 2016 10:18 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked the Trump transition team Thursday to clarify a number of issues that have her constituents concerned about the fate of the Energy Department. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Cantwell demands answers from Trump on energy transition

John Siciliano · December 15, 2016 10:13 pm

House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman says U.S. has "no plan and no leverage." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Ed Royce: US ‘unable to stop thousands more deaths’ in Syria

Joel Gehrke · December 15, 2016 10:09 pm

It is absolutely possible to be fast friends with a person who holds totally opposing political beliefs. See: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her famous friendship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

You should take a break from politics if it’s ruining your friendships

Becket Adams · December 15, 2016 9:44 pm

Kudlow has been a strong proponent of free trade throughout his career as a commentator, a viewpoint that could put him at odds with Trump's more protectionist agenda. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump eyeing Larry Kudlow for economic adviser

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 9:37 pm