(The Center Square) – Gas prices are creeping up in October with a 2-cent increase from last week, according to AAA. The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.89. The price is 2 cents less than a month ago but 12 cents higher than the same time last year, the organization said. […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris for writing a book about her 2024 presidential campaign that “seems to point the finger at everyone except her own performance.” “If you look at [Harris] and her husband are worth nearly $10 million,” Concha said Sunday on Fox and Friends. “They have plenty […]
President Donald Trump celebrated the election of the right-wing Sanae Takaichi as the likely next prime minister of Japan. Takaichi is set to become the first female prime minister of Japan after she won the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost uninterrupted since 1955. Feminists on the left aren’t celebrating, […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have any intention of debating House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on the House floor as the government heads into its sixth day of a shutdown with no end in sight. Jeffries sent a letter to Johnson on Monday, asking the speaker to debate “any day this week […]
Treasury Secretary and acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Scott Bessent selected Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to lead the IRS after months of turnover at the tax agency’s helm. Bisignano will serve in a new role as IRS CEO while continuing to serve as SSA commissioner. “Frank is a businessman with an exceptional track […]
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter on Monday won the endorsement of EMILY’s List, a prominent Democratic women’s group that backs candidates who support abortion rights. The organization could provide significant funding and grassroots support to boost Porter’s 2026 gubernatorial campaign. The organization’s name, an acronym for Early Money Is Like Yeast, is a nod to the idea […]
Washington Examiner’s senior columnist reporter Salena Zito said Monday the Democratic National Committee is trying not to get “entrenched” in the New York City mayoral election, as doing so could spell trouble for the party’s chances in 2026. Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is the lead candidate in the Big Apple’s election next month, though […]
Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration to block its move to send National Guard troops to the city. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago, accuses the executive branch of federal overreach. It comes just two days after the White House said President Donald Trump approved […]
Washington Examiner Commentary Writer Tiana Lowe Doescher suggested that the threat of mass federal layoffs from the White House is “a damn good” strategy during the government shutdown. Doescher appeared on Newsmax’s Wake Up America Early on Monday, the sixth day of the federal government shutdown. Host Alex Kraemer asked Doescher about the seriousness of […]
Americans packing heat have stopped active shootings at least 10 times more than the FBI has counted, showing that life-saving actions by armed citizens are much more common than the liberal anti-gun media reports. In a new review of 10 years of active shooter reports, a top public safety think tank said that good Samaritans […]
