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Trump lays wreath to honor Abbey Gate victims while Biden stays out of sight

Former President Donald Trump marked the anniversary of the United States’s withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday by laying wreathes at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the soldiers whose lives were lost three years ago. House Republicans have used the date, on which 13 service members were killed in a suicide bombing in 2021 at the […]

Harris team fighting muted mics at ABC debate after Biden requested rule: Report

Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign is reportedly seeking to reverse a debate rule pushed for by President Joe Biden‘s campaign in the first debate against former President Donald Trump: muted microphones. In nearly all televised presidential debates, the microphones were on throughout the event, with either candidate able to interrupt the other. For the 2024 […]

Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Democratic immigration plans, a supremely busy summer, and a Harris mindset switch

Kamala Harris’s immigration nation Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appears to have been listening to the critics complaining about her emphasis on “vibes” rather than painting a clear picture of her policy plans. During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, Harris selectively detoured from a speech heavy on biography […]

What bills Harris would sign as president — and how the filibuster might stop her

Vice President Kamala Harris has begun to outline the legislation she would sign if elected president — but Democrats have their sights equally set on one of the biggest obstacles to passing those bills: the Senate filibuster. At the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, Harris listed several pieces of legislation that she would support […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Updates on Supreme Court ruling on guns

Washington Examiner Supreme Court reporter Kaelan Deese joins magazine executive editor Jim Antle to discuss the latest Supreme Court ruling on guns and developments in former President Donald Trump‘s legal troubles in New York, including his appeal of the verdict in his hush money case and whether state prosecutors coordinated with the Justice Department.

Gas prices: Lowest in months as another day of decreases hit the pumps

Gas prices dropped again on Monday, as the average price for a gallon of regular gas fell to $3.351, according to AAA. This was a decrease from the average price for a gallon of regular gas last week, when it was $3.411, and a month ago, when it cost $3.519 per gallon. Monday’s price for […]

Supreme Court summer recess is anything but quiet

Justices on the Supreme Court are not due to return to their chambers for another six weeks, but the summer has been anything but quiet for the nine black robes. On Thursday, the high court agreed to revive part of a Republican-backed Arizona law that aims to deter illegal voting in the state. They also […]

Democrats start to shed Harris’s ‘underdog’ label in battle against Trump

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly referred to herself as a political underdog as she prepares for the fall fight in her new role as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. But with her persistently strong polling and fundraising numbers, Democrats at the party‘s national convention in Chicago last week are starting to consider […]

Three hurdles Utah governor’s Democratic challenger will need to overcome to pose a threat

Rep. Brian King (D-UT) is looking to overcome critical challenges in his battle to unseat Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) this November.  Utah is a red state where Republican voters outnumber Democrats by over a 3-to-1 margin. The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the state was in 1964, when Lyndon Johnson secured a landslide […]

Alaskans could repeal ranked choice voting in November

Alaska is one of a few states that has ranked choice voting as part of its elections, but a ballot measure in November could change that. In 2020, voters narrowly passed Ballot Measure 2, which instituted a nonpartisan top-four primary and ranked choice general election, but in 2024 a different Ballot Measure 2 would essentially […]
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