According to a Washington Examiner analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data, minority farmers and ranchers across numerous states received an outsize share of Biden-era farm loans relative to the actual percentage of minority producers. This raises questions about whether diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts drove those loan disbursements. Some states had significantly higher minority […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service tells the Washington Examiner it has launched an internal review following an incident on Monday in which pro-Palestinian protesters closely surrounded Secretary of the Navy John Phelan as he spoke at an event in Washington, D.C. The NCIS regularly and openly advertises its responsibility for protecting Phelan, the Chief of Naval Operations, […]
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will brief senators on the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, their latest step to build momentum for a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill. In a brief interview with the Washington Examiner, Blumenthal said Ukrainian representatives have been invited to discuss the state of the war after a second […]
The Trump White House is changing Washington far more than slashing departments, emptying out the bloated swamp bureaucracy, and putting opposition law firms on notice. It is also rewriting lobbying rules, largely ignoring K Street influencers with no connection to President Donald Trump or his team. That has opened the door for Trump-focused government affairs […]
President Donald Trump‘s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs have faced several lawsuits, but after an initial setback in court, the president has racked up some recent wins. The tariffs, which included a 10% blanket tariff globally, remain in effect after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit paused an initial Court of International Trade […]
The White House is embracing new crime statistics that indicate the murder rate could be trending toward its lowest level ever. “Since President [Donald] Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted across the entire United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “American families were promised their communities would be safer, and […]
A majority of U.S. adults are skeptical of the true motives of corporations expressing support for Pride month, as many companies have scaled back on pride displays this year. A poll from Pew Research found that both LGBT and non-LGBT adults are doubtful as to the genuineness of corporations’ support for Pride events. Among LGBT […]
ROGER MARSHALL ANTICIPATES ‘TWO OR THREE’ BILLS TO CUT DISCRETIONARY SPENDING White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at 1 p.m. The briefing comes as President Donald Trump seeks to get his “big, beautiful bill” passed through the Senate. However, he is facing opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who is uncertain […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is calling for a confidence vote later this month to reaffirm his centrist coalition’s power in parliament. The decision was made after Law and Justice-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the presidential election over the weekend, which many see as a signal of waning trust in the Tusk government. “I […]
CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings slammed the “Free Palestine” movement Monday as a “domestic terror organization.” “What more do we need to see, Jake, before we realize this ‘Free Palestine’ movement is nothing more than a domestic terror organization right now?” Jennings posited during an appearance on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper. “We had the […]
