Tag: Minusextra

Trump, a career showman who loves putting his name on things, is in danger of falling into the Santa trap. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Don’t put on the Santa hat, Mr. Trump

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2016 5:01 am

All indications suggest that Donald Trump's team is ready entirely to scrap the housing rule, clunkily known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Conservatives see the rule as outrageous government overreach and federal intrusion into local affairs.

Why Ben Carson’s HUD will take a wrecking ball to Obama’s housing rule

Joseph Lawler · December 10, 2016 5:01 am

A UH-1N Huey, like the one shown above, made a "precautionary landing" at a Northern Virginia high school Friday evening, according to Joint Base Andrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joe Rivera)

National Security

Huey helicopter makes ‘precautionary landing’ at Virginia high school

Daniel Chaitin · December 10, 2016 4:38 am

The Senate late Friday managed to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through April, with just an hour to spare before federal funding expired. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Senate passes funding bill minutes before midnight deadline

Susan Ferrechio · December 10, 2016 4:06 am

Sen. Jeff Sessions, right, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, will get a two-day confirmation hearing the second week in January, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley announced late Friday. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

GOP sets January confirmation hearing for Sessions

Susan Ferrechio · December 10, 2016 2:18 am

Trump taps Dow Chemical CEO to chair his manufacturing council

Gabby Morrongiello · December 10, 2016 1:53 am

A CIA investigation has determined that Russian government operatives work to tilt the 2016 presidential election in President-elect Trump's favor, according to a report Friday evening. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Trump trashes CIA probe determining Russia worked to get him elected

Daniel Chaitin · December 10, 2016 1:49 am

"It's time to make education great again in this country," said Betsy DeVos. (Screen shot)

DeVos vows to end Common Core at Michigan rally with Trump

Gabby Morrongiello · December 10, 2016 1:20 am

President-elect Trump's portrait will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (Michael O'Brien, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)

Smithsonian museum will install Trump portrait before inauguration

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2016 1:04 am

Former Green Party candidate Jill Stein's appeal to continue a recount of the presidential election has failed. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Michigan Supreme Court kills off Jill Stein’s recount

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2016 12:51 am

The Islamic State militant who planned last year's attack on French satirical news outlet Charlie Hebdo, was killed in a U.S. drone strike, Defense Department officials confirmed on Friday. (AP Photo/ Lionel Cironneau, File)

National Security

Charlie Hebdo planner killed by US drone strike

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2016 12:38 am

Ronna Romney McDaniel leads the Michigan Republican Party. She would replace RNC chairman Reince Priebus, who has been selected for White House staff as chief of staff. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sources: Trump expected to choose Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2016 12:14 am