White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is holding a press conference. President Joe Biden has been largely out of the spotlight since dropping out of the presidential race in July, a theme that has continued as President-elect Donald Trump eats up the headlines during the transition. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER […]
Flanked by his family members, President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday as he celebrated being selected as Time’s 2024 Person of the Year. Trump sat down for an interview with the news outlet on Nov. 25 at his Mar-a-Lago resort, in which he discussed his “comeback” electoral win, his vision […]
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed Thursday that the FBI used undercover sources as part of its response to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, a revelation that lends clarity to an aspect of the event that has long been a source of speculation. Horowitz said in a long-awaited 84-page report that the FBI […]
The Safeway grocery store in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco will be the latest store to shut down in February 2025. Safeway follows Whole Foods, Macy’s, Sephora, Nordstrom, Adidas, and others in closing at least one store or moving out entirely. Most cite crime as reason enough to move. The closure was announced in […]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) insisted he has “credible” sources that drones in his state could be from Iran, calling the Pentagon’s handling of the situation “incredibly stupid.” Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh dismissed Van Drew’s claims Wednesday, saying there is not “any truth” to the New Jersey lawmaker’s claims on the drones or that […]
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to falsely claiming to federal agents that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter once accepted millions of dollars in bribes from a Ukrainian oligarch. Smirnov, who had worked as an informant for the FBI since 2010, admitted to making the false statements to the FBI and to […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is working from home on Thursday after a fall earlier in the week, according to his office. “After tripping on Tuesday, Leader McConnell is experiencing leg stiffness and will work from home today,” a McConnell spokesman told the Washington Examiner. The Kentucky senator, 82, sprained his wrist after tripping […]
The Republican-led North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Roy Cooper‘s (D-NC) veto of legislation designed to take away powers from several elected offices Democrats won last month. The legislation includes a transfer of $227 million in funds from the state’s savings to a fund for Hurricane Helene relief to help the western part of […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested there is a 50% chance Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration. “I think there’s a 50/50 chance that Xi Jinping is going to show up, which you have to admit, in terms of sending a signal to the planet, would be pretty unbelievable,” Gingrich said, […]
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rein in Big Tech, a longtime enemy, in his second term in office, while simultaneously building relationships with the biggest moguls in the business. Big Tech has been a consistent sour point for Trump, particularly due to the alleged censorship of conservative figures beginning around the 2016 election. His […]
