MILWAUKEE — The 2026 World Series went through Wisconsin for the first time in 44 years and provided the most surprising champion Major League Baseball produced in more than a decade. The Milwaukee Brewers, the sport’s smallest market with a middling payroll, forged one of the hottest runs in postseason history — an 11-2 march […]
Does Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) sit atop a mountain as the only Republican VIP spared by the 2026 blue tsunami? Marco Rubio’s position as secretary of state means he must own an unpopular war in the Middle East, while JD Vance as veep is even more joined at the hip with President Donald Trump, whose […]
DENVER — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) could announce a 2028 presidential bid as early as January, hoping to establish himself as the Democratic front-runner. But two potential rivals have already made it clear that the California governor won’t dictate when they enter the race. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), speaking Friday […]
Democratic strategist Richard Fowler has won the Washington Examiner’s 2026 election pundit contest, accurately predicting the blue wave that flipped the House and Senate. While none of the half-dozen pundits predicted how big the tsunami ended up being, Fowler predicted Democrats would pick up six Senate seats. His crystal ball foresaw that Democrats would win […]
President Donald Trump will not discuss the alleged Chinese spy scandal that precipitated the downfall of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he meets with him twice during his trip next week to Asia. A senior administration official told reporters on Friday that “the situation with Nvidia should not really […]
A federal judge grilled Justice Department lawyers for hours in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Friday over the planned Sunday closure of the East Potomac Golf Links and East Potomac Park, appearing likely to halt the looming closure after previously prohibiting the Trump administration from removing trees from the golf course. President Donald Trump has […]
DENVER — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg campaigned on Medicare for All Who Want It in 2020. Six years later, he sees a “convergence” in the party around the proposal. On the sidelines of the What’s Next Democratic conference in Denver, the former Biden official said it is “interesting how some folks have even updated […]
Attendees leaving the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention on Friday said they heard something more than a pep talk for Republicans after their midterm losses. To many of them, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded like someone who might run for president in 2028. Rubio gave no explicit indication Friday that he was preparing to […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will hold a press conference Friday evening at the White House to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration issuing a ground stop earlier in the day. FAA IMPOSES NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP ON ALL FLIGHTS The FAA halted all flight departures nationwide Friday afternoon due to a […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a break from his diplomatic schedule Friday to deliver the Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, where he put to rest rumors that he is imminently resigning to run for president and instead took up the mantle of coalition bridge builder. His speech […]
