A federal judge maintained a block on the Department of Justice’s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund Friday, despite the DOJ claiming they have abandoned the planned fund aimed at compensating allies of President Donald Trump and others who say they were politically targeted by the DOJ during the Biden administration. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, an appointee of former […]
At least one person is dead, and 10 are injured from an active shooter situation on Friday in Midland, Texas, Mayor Lori Blong said. Shots were heard coming from a building near West Wall St., according to authorities. There was only one known suspect involved, and the motivations behind the shooting are unknown. The investigation […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha praised comedian Jerry Seinfeld for telling off an anti-Israel influencer after a New York Knicks game Wednesday. “He’s just going to say what he feels and good for him for just blowing off these ridiculous people when all he wants to do is just enjoy the next Knicks championship,” Concha […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Democrats should be thanking tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for creating “millions of jobs” through their businesses. “You could tax them out the wazoo but it does not matter,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Evening Edit Thursday. “What they’re producing for the American people … […]
Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, where we are gearing up for the United States Men’s National Team (is that the worst nickname in soccer?) to take on Paraguay (La Albirroja or “The White and Red”) at the World Cup tonight. As usual, we bring you our review of the president’s week with our two political […]
A federal appeals court upheld Friday the fraud conviction and prison sentence of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange. His appeal loss came days after he applied for a presidential pardon to wipe his criminal record. In November 2023, a New York federal jury convicted Bankman-Fried on all seven counts of […]
The U.S. Navy is escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz despite the threat from Iran, guiding more than 20 crude oil carriers on some nights, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. Some are ultra-large tankers that hold 2 million barrels of crude, Burgum said Friday on CNBC. The comments add detail to the claims made […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Vice President JD Vance will look more “statesman-like” than The View’s co-hosts during his appearance on the show next week. Vance will be joining the daytime talk show on Tuesday to promote his new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, which will be released the same day. Concha […]
A Republican intraparty clash broke out on social media between Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) over the SAVE Act, with Cornyn arguing the bill lacks the votes to advance and warning that GOP infighting is damaging the party’s political prospects. Cornyn, who is serving his final months in the Senate after losing […]
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, will return to Utah court Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern for an evidentiary hearing. Robinson, 23, will appear before Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. in criminal court in Provo, where the judge will likely rule on whether Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard violated a […]
