One week after national outlets reported that the Justice Department had opened a fraud investigation into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the organization announced Friday that it had severed ties with longtime strategist and board member Shalomyah Bowers, citing a “leadership transition.” The move sharpened scrutiny of the organization’s finances and governance just as […]
Former President Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump in a speech at a gala on Friday, claiming Trump was destroying democracy. Biden had been relatively quiet since leaving the presidency, waiting several months into his rival’s second term to comment on the state of affairs in the country. He continued his venturing back into the […]
When President Donald Trump returned to the White House, critics expressed concerns that his “America First” policies would mean “America Alone” again. He withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization, demanded that NATO allies spend more on their defense, and dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development. But nine […]
Air traffic controllers say the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to trim flight schedules by up to 10% during the government shutdown doesn’t go nearly far enough to ease the crushing workload inside the nation’s control centers, and may do little to address what they describe as a growing safety risk. The Washington Examiner spoke with […]
Former President Barack Obama’s use of executive power and pursuit of policy changes without the constraints of Congress helped set the table for what Democrats now describe as the “authoritarian” ethos of the second Trump administration. From using the Justice Department to achieve partisan goals to advancing his immigration agenda via executive actions, Obama set precedents […]
A federal judge permanently blocked President Donald Trump on Friday from deploying the National Guard to Portland, where the administration has cited clashes between anti-ICE protesters and federal officers as justifying the military presence. United States District Judge Karin Immergut found that the federal government violated the 10th Amendment and Title 10, Section 12406 of […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed his Republican colleagues on Friday for failing to denounce Tucker Carlson amid the fallout from the conservative pundit’s interview with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who has contributed to the recent rise in antisemitism online. “My colleagues, almost to a person, think what is happening is horrible, but a great […]
Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page are among the individuals reportedly served with federal subpoenas on Friday related to the Department of Justice’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia inquiry and alleged intelligence abuses under the Obama administration. Brennan, Strzok, and Page were the three former […]
The Trump administration filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court asking it to quickly halt a lower court’s order to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using funds intended for child nutrition. The petition to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket came less than an hour after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who won reelection in Long Island County earlier this week, threw cold water on Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) newly launched 2026 campaign against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) reelection bid. Blakeman, a possible Republican contender for next year’s gubernatorial race, doubted Stefanik’s chances of beating Hochul based on her limited appeal […]
