Tag: Washington Examiner

Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Trump's pick to run the Pentagon, sailed through his confirmation hearing and won bipartisan approval of a waiver from a law that bars former military members from serving as defense secretary within seven years of retiring. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Senate should act to stock Trump’s Cabinet

Washington Examiner · January 14, 2017 5:03 am

Trump needs to do more because at the moment, it's hard to shake an uneasiness about the president-elect and Russia. (AP Photos)

Trump alone can clear suspicion over Russia

Washington Examiner · January 13, 2017 5:01 am

Publish and be damned

National Security

Publish and be damned

Washington Examiner · January 12, 2017 5:01 am

Hollywood's popular themes of tyranny and resistance are inapt for describing today's politics. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Theatrical leftist ‘Resistance’ to Trump

Washington Examiner · January 11, 2017 5:01 am

Daily on Defense Weekly Briefing: Mattis week on the Hill

National Security

Daily on Defense Weekly Briefing: Mattis week on the Hill

Washington Examiner · January 10, 2017 11:01 pm

Make Chuck Schumer eat apple pie

Make Chuck Schumer eat apple pie

Washington Examiner · January 10, 2017 5:01 am

Aside from a few scapegoats, the VA employees who systematically manipulated the agency's computer system at more than 100 facilities, harming veterans to win themselves performance bonuses, were not fired. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Holman Rule will help improve civil service

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2017 5:01 am

Killing two birds (Obamacare and Planned Parenthood) with one bill

Killing two birds (Obamacare and Planned Parenthood) with one bill

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2017 5:03 am

Don’t seek scapegoats and excuses for unspeakable crimes

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2017 5:01 am

The REINS Act would empower the legislative branch, which is desperately needed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

REINS Act gives Trump a historic opportunity to revive US Congress

Washington Examiner · January 6, 2017 5:01 am

Republicans, roughly, could kill the taxes and the spending in the law, but not the regulations. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Repeal Obamacare when a replacement is ready

Washington Examiner · January 5, 2017 5:01 am

Republican lawmakers didn't campaign on this issue or even publicly make the case for it after the election. Above, Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, who introduced the proposal to change the way the Office of Congressional Ethics will operate. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP blunder on ethics office should start proper reform debate

Washington Examiner · January 4, 2017 5:01 am