Tag: Minusextra

Fundraising email describes Obama as eclipsing the residents of Mount Rushmore. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

DCCC: Obama ‘the best president ever’

Keith Koffler · December 14, 2016 11:11 pm

President-elect Trump was seen positively by 47 percent of Americans, up 9 points from last month. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Voters give Trump his highest favorability score so far

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2016 11:04 pm

Multiple media outlets have reported Trump's team purposely blocked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey from the gathering because of an incident that happened during the campaign. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Twitter gets snubbed at Trump meeting with tech titans

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2016 10:51 pm

The State Department issued a travel warning for U.S. citizens in Ukraine, urging them to "be prepared to remain indoors" if violence erupts between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government during protests. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

National Security

State Department issues travel warning for Ukraine

Joel Gehrke · December 14, 2016 10:48 pm

"I still believe that there are enough good people on both sides of this issue," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama uses Sandy Hook massacre to demand gun control

Nicole Duran · December 14, 2016 10:33 pm

House Intelligence panel Chairman Nunes, R-Calif., asked intelligence official to brief the panel Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Intel chair wants answers from spooks about Russian hacks

Nicole Duran · December 14, 2016 10:23 pm

The District of Columbia also had one of the highest increases in homelessness between 2009 and 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Report: Homelessness worst in nation’s capital

Kelly Cohen · December 14, 2016 10:13 pm

Democrats in the Senate raised the alarm bell just before President-elect Trump officially nominated Rick Perry, who has said that the science on climate change is not settled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Perry nomination raises Dem concerns that Trump plans to gut Energy Dept.

John Siciliano · December 14, 2016 10:05 pm

Yahoo says hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

National Security

Yahoo announces hackers stole data from more than 1 billion user accounts

Associated Press · December 14, 2016 10:05 pm

President-elect Trump is rejecting reports that his eldest daughter Ivanka will occupy the first lady's office in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump team rejects report that Ivanka will inherit first lady’s office

Gabby Morrongiello · December 14, 2016 10:00 pm

President-elect Trump has selected Ronna Romney McDaniel to serve Republican National Committee chair in 2017, the RNC said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Ronna Romney McDaniel chosen as RNC chair

David M. Drucker · December 14, 2016 9:54 pm

"I would say, at this point, that fiscal policy is not obviously needed to provide stimulus to get us back to full employment," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fiscal stimulus no longer needed to boost employment, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 9:16 pm