Billionaire Elon Musk‘s star turn on the Donald Trump campaign has been rewarded with placement on a new government efficiency commission that has raised a wave of ethical questions. Dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE in reference to an internet meme, the effort has been hailed by Republicans concerned about spending levels and […]
The United States reached an agreement with Finland and Canada to increase the productivity of building icebreakers, which will aid in geopolitical opportunities in the Arctic region. The Department of Homeland Security announced that government officials from the three Arctic Council nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to engage in trilateral cooperation to develop and […]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella scolded SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the latter’s comments regarding Italian court rulings that have impeded the workings of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s 2023 agreement with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to process asylum-seekers. Musk condemned the rulings in social media posts on X. First, Musk posted on […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) received a vote of confidence but is already preparing for another rocky session with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) leading the internal opposition to his leadership. With the lower chamber preparing for President-elect Donald Trump to take the reins in January, Johnson won the GOP nomination to remain in his […]
A top Federal Election Commission official has accused the Department of Justice of violating federal policies and targeting “perceived political opponents” for a letter it sent to Elon Musk. FEC Chairman Sean Cooksey argued that the agency’s actions amounted to efforts “to intimidate and chill private citizens and organizations from campaigning on behalf of President […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman praised President-elect Donald Trump for enlisting “dream team” billionaire Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy for co-leading a proposed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to eliminate government waste through slashing government spending. “I call it the ‘dream team.’ I’m super impressed. We have Elon Musk and a […]
The Washington Examiner brought home two awards from the National Journalism Center’s Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism on Wednesday night. Young America’s Foundation and the National Journalism Center handed out the inaugural award in 2023, and a year later, Investigative Reporter Gabe Kaminsky returned to the ceremony as a finalist, along with Immigration […]
Vice President Kamala Harris’s crushing loss on Election Day was due in part to her inability to win over male voters, many of whom tune in to the Joe Rogan Experience. While her victorious rival President-elect Donald Trump appeared on the popular Spotify podcast, Harris did not, though Rogan’s audience of millions represented a significant […]
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor Marn’i Washington came under fire last week for advising her team to “avoid” Florida houses “advertising Trump.” This call allegedly came after several hostile encounters with property owners. On Sunday, Washington broke her silence in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner and suggested she was only trying “to […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s first few choices to join his administration drew widespread approval within the GOP. But that sense of unity cracked on Wednesday as Trump announced more controversial figures to fill his Cabinet. The initial unease came after Trump tapped Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense on Tuesday. He […]
