Tag: Minusextra

A group of lawmakers, including Minnesota's Keith Ellison, sent a letter Thursday urging Obama to rescind a program launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that included a registration component for men from primarily Arab and Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Dems ask Obama to block Muslim registry

Nicole Duran · December 2, 2016 1:56 am

Clinton, Trump advisers get into nasty fight at Harvard

Anna Giaritelli · December 2, 2016 1:36 am

"For too long, Washington has tried to put us in boxes," said President-elect Donald Trump in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump takes on identity politics on ‘thank you’ tour

Sarah Bedford · December 2, 2016 1:32 am

National Security

Trump confirms ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis is his pick for defense secretary

Jamie McIntyre · December 2, 2016 1:18 am

GOP senators appear in no mood to take on Medicare anytime soon. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ryan: Dems playing ‘Medi-scare’ politics to fight GOP

Susan Ferrechio · December 2, 2016 12:28 am

Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon, was vying against Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., for the right to replace Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., who was term-limited out of the chairmanship. (AP Photo)

GOP rewards Rep. Walden with House Energy chair

Nicole Duran · December 1, 2016 11:53 pm

Blaine Luetkemeyer's legislation would change the framework imposed by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law for identifying banks that require extra regulation. (AP Photo)

House votes to ease banking regs with help from 20 Dems

Joseph Lawler · December 1, 2016 11:41 pm

Nancy Pelosi's win was a pretty solid one, actually, particularly for a leader under whom House Democrats have, as Tim Ryan pointed out, lost more than 60 seats. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

The Pelosi House Democrats: Some historic perspective

Michael Barone · December 1, 2016 11:16 pm

President-elect Trump's attorneys filed an objection with the Michigan Bureau of Elections on Thursday in protest of Green party nominee Jill Stein's ballot recount efforts. (AP Photos)

Trump freezes Stein’s recount efforts in Michigan

Anna Giaritelli · December 1, 2016 11:12 pm

Ray Washburne said "yes" when the Washington Examiner reached him Thursday and asked if he is in contention for the interior secretary post. (AP Photo)

Texas businessman Ray Washburne a candidate for Dept. of Interior

Alex Pappas · December 1, 2016 10:32 pm

The State Department put on a good face Thursday when asked about reports that the United States has been excluded from secret negotiations over Syria between Russia and Turkey, a key NATO ally. (AP Photo)

National Security

State Dept. ‘welcomes’ report of secret Russia-Turkey talks on Syria

Joel Gehrke · December 1, 2016 10:31 pm

AFL-CIO chief says choices are "deeply inconsistent with the pledges he made in the campaign." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Labor chief slams Trump Cabinet picks

Sean Higgins · December 1, 2016 10:23 pm