Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that environmentalist critics say would dramatically weaken the commonwealth’s goals for limiting climate change, undoing years of work on policies aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions. This bill was put forth by Democratic state Rep. Mark Cusack earlier this month with the intention of controlling soaring energy prices while […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is considering leaving Congress and getting into California‘s crowded governor’s race, sources familiar with his plans told the Washington Examiner on Friday. Talk of a possible run follows allegations that Swalwell, a seven-term House member and one of President Donald Trump‘s most vocal critics, committed mortgage and tax fraud. He has denied those […]
The Trump administration is planning to grant new tariff exemptions that would help with food prices as part of its push to help with affordability. The move is notable given President Donald Trump’s hard line on tariffs and comes after Democrats outperformed Republicans in this month’s off-year elections. Many voters cited the cost of living […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s sweeping audit of state-owned companies has apparently appeased key European allies frustrated with corruption at the nation’s highest levels. Five European defense leaders gathered in Berlin on Friday and affirmed that Ukraine will continue to receive their support in its war with Russia. It was a meeting of the “European Five” […]
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the FBI and the Department of Justice to investigate disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein‘s ties to leading Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton. The Epstein saga continued to be a thorn in Trump’s side this week, with conspiracy theories swirling after thousands of his emails were released by the House […]
The hemp industry is not backing down after Congress included language to ban it as part of a minibus to end the government shutdown this week. As congressional Republicans galvanized enough Democrats to push through a continuing resolution and three minibuses to end the government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the bill that included a […]
The United Nations adopted a measure to send a fact-finding mission to El Fasher in Sudan, the site of one of the biggest massacres in recent history. The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted the measure on Friday without a vote, indicating that no member objected enough to call one. The move is a strong initial […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha said the edits the BBC made to video of President Donald Trump’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, were defamation, and that the network needs to take responsibility. “This was a pseudo half-baked apology,” Concha said. “Two top executives at the BBC have resigned as result of this blatant action, […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Republicans want Democrats to pay the price for shutting down the government. Republicans “are hoping, I think, that it would move the needle with voters a little bit,” York said on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. “Not all the way until next year’s midterms, but […]
The vast majority of shareholders for Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern voted on Friday to support the $85 billion merger that would transform the two companies into a transcontinental railroad titan. The proposed merger still needs to be approved by the independent Surface Transportation Board, but the shareholder vote, with more than 99% supporting the […]
