Tag: Minusextra

"We talked about business and entrepreneurs and creating jobs and we talked about SBA," Linda McMahon said. "We had a really good conversation." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump meets with former WWE CEO about administration post

Sarah Bedford · November 30, 2016 8:19 pm

President-elect Trump loyalists have been outspoken about the risks of making Mitt Romney secretary of state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Romney is already Trump’s top diplomat — to GOP skeptics

W. James Antle III · November 30, 2016 8:16 pm

A weak economy and stagnating wages make a mortgage an impossibility for many. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Beltway Confidential

Report: Home prices bounce back eight years after ‘Great Recession’

Philip Wegmann · November 30, 2016 8:12 pm

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, said he does not expect Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to punish him for trying to replace her as leader of House Democrats Wednesday. Ryan lost 63-134. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Tim Ryan doesn’t expect payback for taking on Nancy Pelosi

Nicole Duran · November 30, 2016 8:04 pm

Placed in a small coffin covered by a Cuban flag the ashes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro are driven along the streets of Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Beltway Confidential

Why the White House sent more senior officials to Castro’s funeral than Thatcher’s

Becket Adams · November 30, 2016 7:57 pm

The Detroit Free Press reported Stein filed a request for a full recount of the state's 4.8 million ballots at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stein files for recount in Michigan, increases fundraising goal to $9.5 million

Kyle Feldscher · November 30, 2016 7:47 pm

Mnuchin did say there would be a "big tax cut" for the middle class. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Rich Republicans call for not giving a net tax cut to rich people

Jason Russell · November 30, 2016 7:42 pm

Trump transition officials confirmed to reporters that the call took place Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Read Pakistan’s statement about Trump that has everybody talking

Gabby Morrongiello · November 30, 2016 7:38 pm

On the 142 birthday of Winston Churchill, the president-elect should look across the Atlantic to England. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Beltway Confidential

Donald Trump needs to deliver Winston Churchill’s birthday present

Philip Wegmann · November 30, 2016 7:32 pm

Bob Dylan skips White House event for Nobel prize recipients

Gabby Morrongiello · November 30, 2016 7:24 pm

Abdul Razak Ali Artan plowed his car into a group of pedestrians and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

State Dept. defends refugee vetting after Ohio State attack

Pete Kasperowicz · November 30, 2016 7:21 pm

The EPA midterm assessment of the 2017-25 standards said they would help consumers save money while improving the environment and therefore must continue over the next eight years. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

EPA in a rush to save auto rules from Trump

John Siciliano · November 30, 2016 7:13 pm