The United States on Friday backed a new agreement between Iraq and Syria to rehabilitate an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative route for crude exports and reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz. “The United States welcomes the engagement of a U.S.-led international consortium to execute the technical and financial aspects of this […]
The 103 Democrats who voted this week to cut off U.S. aid to Israel have received significant financial support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee since the PAC started contributing money to candidates during the 2022 cycle. A Washington Examiner analysis of Federal Election Commission findings revealed that the more than 100 Democrats who […]
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would shorten visa durations for Chinese journalists, prompting Beijing to threaten reciprocal measures. A new Department of Homeland Security rule will replace the long-standing “duration of status” system with fixed-term stays, limiting visas for foreign journalists to 240 days and only 90 days for Chinese journalists. The rule […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) is making his largest investment yet in the midterm elections, unveiling a $3.3 million statewide organizing effort designed to help Democrats defend the governor’s mansion, capture key congressional seats, and cement the party’s hold on state government. “Rise Up Pennsylvania” is being billed as the largest coordinated midterm campaign in Pennsylvania […]
House Republicans released a spending patch on Friday that would extend funding for the federal government until December. The stopgap measure, expected to be taken up by the House next week before members leave for a monthlong recess, comes ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown. House Speaker […]
Former California Democratic Rep. Katie Porter said she’s abandoning politics “for now” and instead rebranding herself as a book reviewer, since losing her bid to become the Democratic nominee for California governor. “Hi, it’s Katie Porter with a nonpolitical post,” she announced in an Instagram video on Thursday. “I’m done for now with politics and […]
President Donald Trump endorsed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), to replace him permanently in the Senate. Nordone was sworn in this week as a temporary replacement after her brother died unexpectedly last weekend of a suspected aortic tear. But in a social media post on Friday, Trump said he […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is standing by her economic record at the six-month mark of her administration, while a new poll shows her disapproval numbers stand 3 points higher than her 44% approval rating. Virginia Commonwealth University released a poll on Wednesday showing Spanberger with a 47% disapproval rating six months into her role as […]
A dozen Somali gangs with hundreds of members, mainly teenagers, are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, committing public shootings and murders out in the open, according to local officials. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, whose office patrols the metropolitan region surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul, told the Washington Examiner that as many as 300 Somali youth […]
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down New Jersey’s decades-old ban on so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, ruling that the state’s restrictions on AR-15-style rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds violate the Second Amendment. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 10-5 decision that New Jersey’s restrictions cannot […]
