Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican, is stepping into the national spotlight this week as a key figure in a landmark Supreme Court battle over religious liberty and public education. But it’s not the kind of attention most Republicans would seek out in the deeply red state, which is also part of the colloquially […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals […]
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been a whirlwind of activity, punctuated by action at the border, tariffs, turbulent markets, DOGE, multiple lawsuits, and constant headlines. This Washington Examiner series, “100 Day Report Card,” will look at six key issues and how they have come to define the early days […]
Republicans are waiting with bated breath to see if term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) decides to launch a bid against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in 2026. Georgia is one of Republicans’ best Senate pickup opportunities, but the field remains frozen as Kemp considers a run. The race will be one of the nation’s most-watched, and […]
The Washington Commanders will officially be returning to the nation’s capital. After weeks of speculation, the NFL franchise agreed to a deal with the city of Washington, D.C., to build a new stadium at the site of RFK Stadium, ESPN reported. The venue was the Commanders’ home from 1961 to 1996, when the team was […]
House lawmakers will be returning to Capitol Hill this week with a full docket as GOP leadership tees up floor votes on a wide range of legislation, buying time for Republicans to hammer out the finer details of President Donald Trump‘s signature tax cut-and-border bill. Republican leadership has ambitious goals for the month of May. […]
Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley spent Sunday with President Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. Trump recently returned from Rome, Italy, where he attended the funeral of Pope Francis. Pictures of Barkley sitting at a table with Trump at the president’s golf club caused quite a stir […]
One man is dead, and six others were wounded after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning on the campus of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. The small historically black university was celebrating its annual “Viking Fest” when the shooting happened, according to reports. It was the last day of the weeklong celebration at the […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli jets struck Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday after issuing a warning about an hour earlier, marking the third Israeli strike on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late November. In a statement following the strike, the Israeli military said it targeted a precision-guided missile storage facility for the Hezbollah terrorist […]
President Donald Trump revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked him for more weapons during their meeting in the Vatican before Pope Francis’s funeral. “He [Zelensky] told me that he needs more weapons, but he’s been saying that for three years. He needs more weapons and we’re going to see what happens. I want to […]
