Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York said the Democratic Party is “treading water” three weeks into the government shutdown, adding that Republicans are using a similar strategy. York said President Donald Trump’s popularity is unaffected by this shutdown, and Democrats have yet to make “any progress” on Obamacare subsidies, a key factor at play. […]
New Jersey Republicans asked for federal oversight from the Justice Department to ensure a fair count of votes in a pivotal county for the state’s heated gubernatorial race. The New Jersey GOP requested that the DOJ dispatch election monitors to Passaic County in a letter sent to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon. […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) revealed Wednesday she was considering a Senate campaign for the seat of Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who’s locked in a bitter primary of his own against two challengers. Crockett, known on Capitol Hill for her progressive views and animated politicking, said a possible bid was incumbent upon a legal challenge to […]
Women’s sports activist Riley Gaines announced she became the newest member of Tennessee’s Sumner County Library Board Tuesday, to the dismay and delight of some. “I’m honored to serve the community I grew up in and the one where we’ll raise our daughter. If you want to see change, don’t wait for someone else to […]
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner revealed in an interview published Wednesday that he has covered up his large chest tattoo of a Nazi skull and crossbones symbol. “It’s been covered up with some kind of Celtic knot with a dog on it, because that’s far more in line with my opinions about nature and […]
Washington Examiner’s commentary writer Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump should use tariffs to “embrace our allies” and work against China, giving the allies “favorable” trade deals. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an $8.5 billion critical minerals deal on Monday at the White House. Doescher said Trump’s tariffs are “not really” […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gave reporters a brief history lesson on White House renovations during a Wednesday morning press conference, adding that those who oppose President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation “have Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Johnson addressed reporters in his 22nd press briefing during the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. House GOP leaders repeatedly […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith’s legal team acknowledged that media reports were a key factor behind his 2023 decision to subpoena the phone records of nine Republican lawmakers, a revelation that could add new fuel to GOP accusations of political targeting. Smith’s attorneys, Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski, defended the subpoenas as “entirely proper, lawful, […]
A Long Island Democrat running for district attorney against a GOP incumbent has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Nassau County Republican Committee for tying her to New York City‘s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in an ad. In the letter sent earlier this month, Democrat Nicole Aloise’s lawyer described the attack ads as “completely […]
Right-wing members of the Israeli Knesset are moving forward with legislation that would claim sovereignty over swaths of the West Bank despite opposition from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Knesset member Avi Maoz pushed through the “Application of Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, 2025″ bill on Wednesday with a narrow vote of 25-24. It’s an […]
