House Democrats said Friday they will seek subpoenas for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel after former Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly declined to answer questions about the government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files during a closed-door transcribed interview. The threats emerged during a break in Bondi’s transcribed interview before […]
The Justice Department on Thursday promised to examine allegations that Washington, D.C.’s major league baseball team discriminated against one of its pitchers on religious grounds. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sent a letter to the DOJ this week, requesting it probe concerns that the Washington Nationals discriminated against Trevor Williams and deliberately excluded him from social […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has scrambled behind the scenes to find a new U.S. Border Patrol chief who does not come with a history of scandal and inexperience, as its previous leader did. Three sources familiar with the search process told the Washington Examiner that a final selection has been made, wrapping up a two-week […]
Polish President Karol Nawrocki told reporters on Friday that he wants to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honor, after Kyiv’s decision to name a military unit after a controversial World War II insurgent force. On Tuesday, Zelensky decreed that the Separate Special Operations Center North, […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) chief of staff is headed for the exit after a decade of working with the top House Republican. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Hayden Haynes will depart Johnson’s staff next month. Haynes has been with Johnson for his entire speakership thus far, while House GOP leadership […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) struck a philosophical tone in a recent social media post following his major loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Lone Star State’s Republican primary runoff. The longtime senator cryptically shared the fable of the scorpion and the frog. In the story, a scorpion convinces a frog to carry […]
Oscar-winning actress and progressive activist Jane Fonda announced she’s backing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the city’s mayoral race. Fonda announced her endorsement to TheWrap, to which Bass responded: “Jane Fonda has spent her life on the front lines — from civil rights to women’s rights to the fight for our climate — and […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) brushed off President Donald Trump’s criticism, chalking it up to “D.C. nature.” Boebert recently drew Trump’s ire after campaigning for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). Following her support of Massie, Trump said he would love to see a primary challenger to the Colorado Republican. “I’m still going to continue to support him […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha blasted former first lady Jill Biden for allegedly covering up concerns over the health of former President Joe Biden after a 2024 debate with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Biden’s concerns were brought to light during a sit-down interview on CBS News’s Sunday Morning as part of a tour to promote […]
The Russian government’s most notorious troll is leaning into the recent bombing of a Romanian apartment building after a drone intended to detonate in Ukraine drifted off course. Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia and current deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, made a thinly veiled reference to the drone […]
