Tag: PennAve

House scraps spending bill debate over Confederate flag fight

Susan Ferrechio · July 9, 2015 6:06 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the delay in an Interior Department appropriations bill showed that House Republicans haveÂ "values and priorities that lie elsewhere." (AP Photo)Â

White House: Confederate flag fight shows GOP values are ‘out of step’

Nicole Duran · July 9, 2015 5:58 pm

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy speaks with Lamar Smith, R-Texas, before testifying before a House Science, Space and Technology Committee on Thursday, July 9. 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

Committee head: EPA engaging in ‘pattern of obstruction’

Zack Colman · July 9, 2015 5:13 pm

Former Sen. Jim Webb said, "No, I would not vote for Hillary Clinton. ... It's nothing personal against Hillary Clinton." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Webb shifts toward party line on Confederate flag

Ariel Cohen · July 9, 2015 5:12 pm

The new GOP frontrunner? The Donald

Kelly Cohen · July 9, 2015 5:06 pm

Calories are listed next to menu items in a Starbucks coffee shop July 18, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

FDA delays calorie count rule

Robert King · July 9, 2015 5:03 pm

"The Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act recognizes that the words in our laws have meaning and can continue to reflect prejudice and discrimination even when rendered null by our highest courts," Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., said. (AP file)

Dems declare war on words ‘husband,’ ‘wife’

Pete Kasperowicz · July 9, 2015 4:24 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, speaks at a press conference following a Senate Democratic policy meeting, Wednesday, July 8. 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Harry Reid praises trademark ruling against the Washington Redskins

Susan Ferrechio · July 9, 2015 4:05 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, National Security Council point person on the Middle East Robert Malley, left, and Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of State Jon Finer meet on the terrace of a hotel where the Iran nuclear talks meetings are being held in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, July 2, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)

Obama video-chats his Iran team ahead of the nuke deal deadline

Nicole Duran · July 9, 2015 4:00 pm

Loretta Lynch: Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits

Kelly Cohen · July 9, 2015 3:46 pm

In this Friday, May 22, 2015 photo, an Afghan police stops a motorbike at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Audit: Government has no rule-of-law strategy for Afghanistan

Nicole Duran · July 9, 2015 3:39 pm

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has taken heat lately for its efforts to fight global anti-smoking measures. (Getty Images file)

Dems push Chamber to stop fighting anti-smoking measures

Robert King · July 9, 2015 3:25 pm