Tag: Minusextra

Retiring Rep. Jim Jordan will be succeeded by Rep. Mark Meadows. (AP Photos)

House Freedom Caucus elects a new chairman

Anna Giaritelli · December 6, 2016 3:35 am

A Pentagon-commissioned study in 2015 found the Defense headquarters wasted $125 billion. But upon learning of the study's results, military leaders ordered the findings never be released to the press or public, according to a report published Monday evening. (From Twitter account @USArmy)

National Security

Report: Secret Pentagon study found $125B in wasted spending

Anna Giaritelli · December 6, 2016 2:36 am

President Obama specifically ordered "national security departments and agencies" to annually draft a report describing "key legal and policy frameworks that currently guide the United States use of military force and related national security operations, with a view toward the report being released to the public." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Obama imposes new transparency measures for national security agencies

Nicole Duran · December 6, 2016 1:49 am

The issue is not that wolf-crying cost liberals their credibility in persuading people. What it really did was poison the entire topic of racism for anyone outside their own bubble of partisan motivated reasoning. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Beltway Confidential

The racial wolf-crying problem is deeper than you think

David Freddoso · December 6, 2016 12:34 am

A major water infrastructure bill introduced Monday by the Republican leadership would put states back in charge of enforcing one of the Environmental Protection Agency's costly coal rules, while making sure the agency pays for the damage it caused states during last year's toxic waste water spill in Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Energy and Environment

GOP’s new water bill forces EPA to pay for toxic spill

John Siciliano · December 6, 2016 12:17 am

"I'm not committed to anything. I learned a long time ago, fate has a strange way of intervening," said Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden not ruling out 2020 White House run

Caitlin Yilek · December 6, 2016 12:10 am

Christopher Lee Cornell, a 22-year-old Cincinnati-area man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for attempting to kill government employees at the U.S. Capitol in January 2015, according to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Butler County Jail, File)

National Security

Ohio man sentenced to 30 years for plot to attack U.S. Capitol

Anna Giaritelli · December 6, 2016 12:09 am

With the death of Fidel Castro, many are wondering what the future holds for Cuba. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

Beltway Confidential

Could Cuba be the next Vietnam?

Casey Given · December 6, 2016 12:01 am

The council is considering a ban on the sale and advertising of — don't laugh — "flushable moist wipes." (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Why is the DC Council trying to flush freedom down the toilet?

Gregory Sidak · December 6, 2016 12:00 am

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee slammed President-elect Trump and his transition team on Monday evening for making decisions and statements over the past month that he claims could have "dangerous consequences," including life-threatening ones. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Dem lawmaker: ‘God help us’ if Trump’s team conducts nation’s affairs like transition

Anna Giaritelli · December 5, 2016 11:44 pm

House Republicans plan to block funding for a planned NATO Intelligence Fusion Center at the Croughton military base outside London amid evidence the Defense Department rejected less expensive locations for the facility. (screenshot)

National Security

House Intel panel to block Fusion Center funding

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2016 11:38 pm

"It's legislation that can have an impact on each of our states, and on each of our constituents," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Washington Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Senate advances Cures bill

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 5, 2016 11:21 pm