Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against three alleged MS-13 gang members accused of executing a cooperating witness in Los Angeles, marking one of his first major enforcement decisions since taking over the Justice Department. In a memo dated Wednesday and obtained by the Washington Examiner, Blanche […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume on Sunday, now that the state of emergency order was lifted following the implementation of the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. “With the lifting of the state of emergency and the return of the judicial system to work, hearings will resume as […]
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said President Donald Trump is operating with a level of political power not seen in decades, arguing that Congress has ceded its constitutional authority. Speaking at the Harvard University Kennedy School Institute of Politics, McCarthy compared Trump’s influence to that of past presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Franklin […]
Iran attempted to clear up why ships have refrained from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the danger of mines made travel without the coordination of Iran’s military hazardous. Only four ships passed through the strait in the first 24 hours of the ceasefire, none of them oil or gas tankers, and passage stopped […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pushed back against members of his own party for mocking President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran on Wednesday. A common saying Trump’s opponents have been mocking him with is the word “TACO,” an acronym for “Trump always chickens out.” This taunt was used when Trump reached a two-week ceasefire deal […]
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is delivering an address on Thursday after meeting with President Donald Trump, who has fiercely condemned the alliance for not doing more to support the United States’s war against Iran and other conflicts. TRUMP RIPS INTO NATO AFTER RUTTE MEETING, CALLS GREENLAND ‘POORLY RUN PIECE OF ICE’ Rutte is set to […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said there is a reason behind President Donald Trump’s social media posts about Iran. She explained that his messages are all part of a broader plan to “achieve strategic goals.” She said, “Trump very frequently makes big hyperbolic threats to achieve his strategic goals,” Bedford said on the Hugh […]
The May 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 22 days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries […]
The largest school district in northern Virginia, once nationally renowned as a beacon of academic excellence among public school systems, has been marred by a series of scandals over the past few years, tied to its progressive policies and bureaucratic mismanagement. Fairfax County Public Schools, a well-funded school district located in an affluent, Democrat-led suburb, […]
The Trump administration’s newest Cabinet secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has already begun to implement major changes across the Department of Homeland Security Mullin replaced President Donald Trump’s first DHS secretary, Kristi Noem, and was an unexpected pick to lead the department given his lack of background on related issues. However, in his two weeks atop the […]
