The debate over congressional stock trading is intensifying amid renewed suspicions of plugged-in politicians acting on insider information to make timely trades. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)’s announcement last week that he supports a ban on members of Congress trading stocks gave new life to a perennial debate over whether stock holdings conflict with legislative […]
MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough refused to walk back his previous defense of former President Joe Biden‘s health even after it was announced Biden has “aggressive” prostate cancer. Scarborough stood by his analysis of Biden following their hourslong interview in March 2024. At the time, Scarborough said, “I undersold him when I said he was cogent,” […]
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani denied on Tuesday that the country’s gift of a jumbo jet amounts to bribery in exchange for the Trump administration’s favor. Qatar offered President Donald Trump a $400 million Boeing 747 jet to replace Air Force One “temporarily” during his Middle East trip. “I call it an exchange […]
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are making an announcement from the Oval Office at 3 p.m. WHAT TRUMP’S GOLDEN DOME COULD PROTECT AMERICANS FROM Though further details weren’t offered, the announcement is likely to concern the appointment of Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein to oversee the development and deployment of Trump’s ambitious “Golden […]
Former President Joe Biden and his administration’s leaders in the campaign to cover up his mental and physical health frailties are being encouraged to go on a “rolling national confession tour” and apologize for lying to the nation about efforts to hide his condition. The call comes as some in Congress consider investigating the years […]
(The Center Square) — New York City is closing several migrant “welcome” centers after Gov. Kathy Hochul turned down a request to carve out another $1 billion in the state budget to cover the costs. In a statement, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration attributed the closures of the facilities — one in the Bronx, one on […]
The White House celebrated Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Tuesday with a special briefing by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and the children of White House reporters and staff. The Washington Examiner was well represented during the event. Hazel Jane Willis and Bobbie Lynn Willis, daughters of the Washington Examiner‘s […]
(The Center Square) − A proposed constitutional amendment would give Louisiana lawmakers new authority to remove jobs from the state’s protected civil service system, while also shortening terms and tightening limits for members of the State Civil Service Commission. Under the current system, most rank-and-file state employees — like social workers at the Department of […]
A federal appeals court on Monday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a young Venezuelan migrant who was deported to a Salvadoran prison, marking the second time a court has demanded the Trump administration retrieve a migrant from El Salvador over concerns about the legality of his deportation. In a 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. […]
An employee of a New Orleans prison was arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly assisting in the escape of 10 inmates on Friday. Sterling Williams, 33, faces 10 counts of principle to simply escape and one count of malfeasance in office, according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office. “This is a continuing investigation, […]
