Texas Republican House candidate and content creator Brandon Herrera is brushing off controversial comments he made in the past on his YouTube channel about women’s weight, calling the comments jokes. Though Herrera’s past comments have been a target of Democratic pundits looking to flip Texas’s 23rd Congressional District before, a CNN report resurfaced several additional statements […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is stonewalling President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader celebrated the victory of a party the chancellor claims is promoting “ethnic cleansing.” Merz publicly confronted the Alternative for Deutschland in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, just days after the right-wing party won a whopping 44% of the vote in the state […]
Washington Examiner congressional reporter Ramsey Touchberry said the first-ever midterm convention is helping build excitement for the GOP, and also provides an important platform for the party to get in sync. “It was giving President Trump what he wanted from the party,” to “gin up some support and enthusiasm before the elections,” Touchberry said on […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said Nike’s removal from the S&P 100 renewed criticism of its political missteps, arguing the company focused too much on progressive messaging and not enough on business fundamentals. “If I were a shareholder, I’d be demanding to know, given the plunging stock value, strip from the S&P 100, closing stores […]
Senate Republican leadership launched their first video advertisement of the New Hampshire Senate general election against Democratic candidate Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), painting him as a “liar” using a clip from a 2020 debate. The Senate Leadership Fund launched the ad titled “Chris Pappas Lied to Voters” on Wednesday, featuring a clip from a 2020 […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said Republicans need to look ahead and tell voters what they would do in the House and Senate if they keep power. “These are not the headlines that they want: Iran, tariffs,” Cusack said on CNN’s Laura Coates Live on Tuesday. “They want to be talking about the Big Beautiful […]
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An Indiana prosecutor will not pursue criminal charges against the woman whose false child welfare report prompted an investigation into former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his family. The 50-year-old Alabama woman was staying with family in Marshall County, Indiana, in June when she contacted the Indiana Department of Child Services with allegations about Buttigieg, […]
Global oil prices topped $100 per barrel on Wednesday, with Brent Crude hitting its highest price point since late July, as the United States and Iran exchange airstrikes this week in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent Crude, the marker for worldwide oil prices, rose about 3% on Wednesday morning to reach over $100 per barrel, […]
Stefany Shaheen won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District early Wednesday, narrowly defeating Maura Sullivan and continuing her family’s political legacy in the state. Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), won 37.3% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race shortly after midnight. Sullivan, a Marine Corps […]
