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Lincoln, JFK assassination ‘relics’ head to auction

Relics linked to America’s most famous political assassinations are heading to auction next weekend, including “previously unknown and unseen” film footage of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy draped over her husband’s body as it sped away from his slaying at Dallas’s Dealey Plaza. The 8 mm film offered at Boston’s RR Auction on Saturday, Sept. […]

Secret Service sued for records on Trump assassination attempt

A legal group aligned with Donald Trump sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service on Thursday, arguing the agencies were not honoring records requests related to the July assassination attempt on the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania. America First Legal, a nonprofit organization founded by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, said it […]

What to know about the looming port strikes

Dockworkers have threatened to strike on Oct. 1 in major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, which could complicate trade and lead to a disruption in the flow of goods in North America. The International Longshoremen’s Association union has threatened to strike if it does not reach a new labor agreement by […]

Hezbollah leader says pager attacks crossed red lines: ‘An act of war’

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of “an act of war” after two days of deadly attacks linked to the group’s electronic hand-devices “The enemy transgressed all boundaries and redlines,” Nasrallah said in a widely anticipated speech Thursday evening local time about the attacks, which he described as “a major assault on Lebanon, its security […]

Judge allows Hunter Biden to delay sentencing in gun case

A federal judge agreed to let Hunter Biden delay sentencing Thursday in his first criminal case by three weeks, rescheduling the hearing for Dec. 4. Biden was scheduled to face sentencing for a three-count felony conviction for illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to crack cocaine, but his attorney requested to delay the previous Nov. […]

Hillary Clinton will not feel jealous if Harris wins White House: ‘Not anymore’

Former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed she would not be jealous at all of Vice President Kamala Harris should she win the 2024 election. Clinton made her comment on ABC’s The View, during which they discussed her run for president against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Co-host Sunny Hostin asked if […]

WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary holds press conference

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is holding a press conference at 2 p.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The conference is on the visit of United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the White House.

Senate taps brakes on rail safety bill ahead of Sherrod Brown election

Senators are all but certain to leave town next week without passing Sen. Sherrod Brown‘s (D-OH) signature rail safety bill, denying him a legislative victory before he faces Ohio voters on Nov. 5. For a brief moment, it seemed as if the bill, crafted in the wake of the East Palestine trail derailment last year, […]

Senate passes $3 billion VA spending patch, addressing urgent budget shortfall 

The Senate passed an emergency bill Thursday to address a nearly $3 billion shortfall that the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill, passed by voice vote, would allocate about $2.9 billion in additional funding for the VA. About $2.3 billion would go directly to the Veterans […]

WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks at Economic Club of Washington, DC

President Joe Biden will address the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., at 1:15 p.m. ET on the progress made in fighting inflation. Biden’s remarks come a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a point, signaling the Fed’s battle with inflation is nearing an end. The new federal funds rate is 4.75% […]
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