The Federal Communications Commission rebuffed former President Donald Trump for saying ABC’s license should be revoked after his debate on the network against Vice President Kamala Harris. The FCC’s Democratic chairwoman declared Thursday that her agency would not pursue Trump’s request to “take away” ABC’s broadcasting license. “The FCC does not revoke licenses for broadcast […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee will move forward with a resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after the top Biden administration official failed to comply with a subpoena to testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee will meet for a full markup on the resolution next week, […]
A judge in North Dakota struck down the state’s abortion law, ruling it unconstitutional due to “vagueness” and the “fundamental right to choose abortion before viability” in the state constitution. The Thursday ruling is the latest turn in North Dakota’s abortion law since the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
Former President Donald Trump stamped out the possibility of another 2024 presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH,'” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. “Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, […]
A Georgia judge dismissed three criminal charges on Thursday in the 2020 election interference case involving former President Donald Trump. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed two counts brought against Trump, and additionally dropped one charge against some of Trump’s allies. The initial 41-count indictment accused Trump and several of his co-defendants of […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland praised his employees on Thursday for their impartiality in the wake of his Justice Department pursuing some of the most politically fraught prosecutions in history. Garland spoke about DOJ “norms” more than a dozen times during his remarks, which he delivered to the department’s workforce during an annual conference of U.S. […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday at about 3:30 p.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER North Carolina is considered a critical state for Harris’s campaign. The state largely leaned toward former President Donald Trump while President Joe Biden was running but is considered […]
Fanatics Sportsbook is the latest sports betting platform to launch in Washington, D.C., gaining access to the market through a partnership with the district’s National Women’s Soccer League team, the Washington Spirit. In order to gain access to the D.C. market, online sportsbooks must partner with one of seven local sports franchises. Fanatics Sportsbook became […]
House Republicans will hold a congressional hearing on the border crisis, which has engulfed the Biden-Harris administration’s entire time in office, in a move that will keep immigration at the forefront of voters’ minds ahead of the November election. House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green said Thursday afternoon that lawmakers will convene in Washington, D.C., […]
District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White pleaded not guilty to bribery charges when he appeared in court on Thursday for his arraignment. White faces one federal indictment after video footage showed him accepting $156,000 in bribes in exchange for using his position as the chairman of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to pressure […]