A top Federal Election Commission official has accused the Department of Justice of violating federal policies and targeting “perceived political opponents” for a letter it sent to Elon Musk. FEC Chairman Sean Cooksey argued that the agency’s actions amounted to efforts “to intimidate and chill private citizens and organizations from campaigning on behalf of President […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman praised President-elect Donald Trump for enlisting “dream team” billionaire Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy for co-leading a proposed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to eliminate government waste through slashing government spending. “I call it the ‘dream team.’ I’m super impressed. We have Elon Musk and a […]
The Washington Examiner brought home two awards from the National Journalism Center’s Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism on Wednesday night. Young America’s Foundation and the National Journalism Center handed out the inaugural award in 2023, and a year later, Investigative Reporter Gabe Kaminsky returned to the ceremony as a finalist, along with Immigration […]
Vice President Kamala Harris’s crushing loss on Election Day was due in part to her inability to win over male voters, many of whom tune in to the Joe Rogan Experience. While her victorious rival President-elect Donald Trump appeared on the popular Spotify podcast, Harris did not, though Rogan’s audience of millions represented a significant […]
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor Marn’i Washington came under fire last week for advising her team to “avoid” Florida houses “advertising Trump.” This call allegedly came after several hostile encounters with property owners. On Sunday, Washington broke her silence in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner and suggested she was only trying “to […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s first few choices to join his administration drew widespread approval within the GOP. But that sense of unity cracked on Wednesday as Trump announced more controversial figures to fill his Cabinet. The initial unease came after Trump tapped Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense on Tuesday. He […]
After President-elect Donald Trump tapped billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head what he’s calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the pair launched the social media account “@DOGE” on the X platform Tuesday night. The first post on the social media account is a re-posting of Musk’s message […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has resigned his House seat after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to become the next attorney general. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made the announcement Wednesday, shortly after Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice. Saying Gaetz’s swift resignation came as a surprise to House leadership, Johnson said, “I […]
Billionaire Mark Cuban shared that he will be stepping away from political commentary “for a while” after he campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “Just an FYI. Don’t expect any politics or speculation about what might happen for a while. I’m sure there will be […]
The razor-thin race between Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) is headed to a recount, according to state election officials. The Pennsylvania Department of State announced McCormick’s slim lead came within recount territory in a press release Wednesday evening. Just 29,3338 votes, or 0.43%, separate the two candidates, per […]
