Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) introduced a bill in the House on Thursday to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries from using their food stamps at restaurants. SNAP benefits are typically reserved for groceries, but the federal program has an initiative that allows beneficiaries to get hot meals at certain fast-food establishments, such as McDonald’s or […]
Vice President JD Vance defended his friendship with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his anti-Israel comments, even as calls grow for Vance to distance himself to prepare for a potential 2028 White House run. “Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends, and I think it’s very obvious that Tucker has said some things that […]
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) asked President Donald Trump to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars his super PAC MAGA Inc. has stored in its war chest, saying he hopes the president taps into the reserves “for good use” during the midterm elections. “I can verify that a lot of members of the House are […]
The prime minister of Spain is promising to release all files related to the invasion of Ceuta by illegal immigrants, as thousands rally across the country in protest of how the situation has been handled. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the situation on Thursday in the Spanish parliament’s lower house, the Congress of Deputies. Reacting […]
Vice President JD Vance declined to call the conflict with Iran, which has lasted more than six months, a war during his second solo appearance in the White House press briefing room. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Right now, there is no active shooting.” Vance did acknowledge there had […]
Anchor Maria Bartiromo is reportedly leaving Fox News Media, according to a statement from the company. “Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media,” the press release reads. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox News […]
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed said he wants to offer Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s millions of followers a “pathway” into his campaign, despite Piker’s comments drawing criticism from Republicans and Democrats. “I want to offer them a pathway into an electoral movement,” el Sayed told Stephen A. Smith on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter with […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha predicted what Vice President JD Vance will discuss during a White House press briefing on Thursday. “Iran’s inflation rate is up 100% right now, it’s up 400% on some food items,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox and Friends First on Thursday morning, ahead of the vice president’s appearance. The […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he would consider a rule change to allow sneakers in the speaker’s lobby if Democrats take the House in November and he is elected speaker. “That is a good question,” Jeffries responded when asked whether he would change the rules to allow sneakers. “I do lean in that […]
Less than a week until party faithful gather in Dallas for the 2026 Republican midterm convention, the event’s organizers are still trying to offload tickets amid concerns about the price of admission to what is being called “Trumpalooza.” A political operative familiar with RNC convention planning told the Washington Examiner that organizers held a call […]
