A top former Joe Biden aide showed up to testify behind closed doors Friday, the latest interview in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the former president’s inner circle and his use of the autopen. Ashley Williams, who served as a special assistant to the president and deputy director of Oval Office operations, entered a […]
Republican defense hawks are riding high after a series of events abroad prompted President Donald Trump to lean away from his more quasi-isolationist roots in his first term. His bombing of Iran, increased aggression toward Russia, and resuming U.S. arms to Ukraine likely wasn’t the “America First” foreign policy agenda many Republicans were expecting. But […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Republican Attorneys General Association is pouring $2 million into the Virginia Attorney General race between Republican incumbent Jason Miyares and Democrat Jay Jones. The RAGA says the investment is more than any GOP committee in a statewide Virginia race in 2025. The race between Miyares and Jones is one of the top […]
Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee, on Friday alongside Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin. The pair will headline a fundraiser in Red Bank, New Jersey, hosted by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and first lady Tammy Murphy. The New Jersey race is one of […]
The State Department began to lay off more than 1,300 employees on Friday, including diplomats and career civil servants, according to multiple reports. The Trump administration was widely anticipated to trim the department, even though there have been concerns that a reduction could affect the United States’s global influence. An email with a layoff notice […]
Congressional Republicans are looking to take a second bite of the apple with a ‘big, beautiful bill’ 2.0 in the fall, but fiscal hawks are skeptical that a second bill would provide the steep cuts they are looking for. President Donald Trump’s major tax and spending bill was signed into law on July 4, and […]
A series of AI-generated attempts to mimic Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s voice has experts and lawmakers pushing for more safeguards against the rise of synthetic audio threats. Officials are on high alert after an impostor, using AI to replicate Rubio’s voice and writing style, contacted foreign ministers, a United States lawmaker, and a governor […]
Everybody is talking about Zohran Mamdani, the state legislator and New York City Democratic mayoral nominee who has become a national news story. But not everyone understands why Mamdani has captured so much attention. Some ask why voters in Montana should care who the next mayor of New York City will be. There are several […]
The Republican megabill that is now law includes a key tax provision that has the gambling industry frustrated, and some lawmakers are already pushing for changes. Republicans pushed the Senate-passed legislation through the House of Representatives in a 218-214 vote just ahead of July 4. And President Donald Trump signed it into law on the […]
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA — Illegal immigrants picked up by state troopers during traffic stops this week are among the first to be moved into “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new state-run federal detention facility in the Everglades. In the six hours with the Florida Highway Patrol around southeastern Florida, the Washington Examiner had a front-row seat to see how […]
