Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard expressed her eagerness for “any opportunity to serve my country” when asked about her political future. Gabbard ran for president in 2020 as a Democratic candidate but is now serving in a Republican administration. When she was in the House, Gabbard was a Democratic representative, but left the party, citing extreme “wokeness.” “As I’ve listened to […]
President Donald Trump lauded Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s capabilities during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden, foreshadowing the president’s surprise announcement that Rubio will replace outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz. “Marco Rubio, unbelievable, unbelievable. Marco, when I have a problem, I call up Marco. He gets it solved,” the […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) dismissed intraparty criticism after a Democratic-led effort to revoke President Donald Trump’s global tariff emergency collapsed due to a miscount in attendance, calling the high-stakes vote a “win-win” no matter the result. “If we won the vote, it was a good win, like we won the Canada vote, but […]
A federal judge ruled Apple “willfully” violated a prior order alleging its App Store’s restrictions broke antitrust laws and accused one company executive of lying to the court. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a scathing ruling against Apple on Wednesday. Gonzalez Rogers said it […]
As the National Park Service began its annual week to draw attention to its properties around the country in the hopes of encouraging tourism, budgets have been reduced by the Department of Government Efficiency. In this National Park Week series, the Washington Examiner is taking a closer look at those impacts, along with how you […]
The Democratic Party’s premier fundraising machine is facing an uncertain future amid investigations, staff departures, and political headwinds. ActBlue stands accused by Republicans of illegally collecting money for Democrats during the 2024 election by using deceptive methods. But its brushes with controversy go back further than the last cycle, and its next chapter could be […]
Return to work was a key priority for President Donald Trump’s administration, but as federal employees were ordered to return to work in person, the transition has come with hiccups for the nation’s capital. This Washington Examiner series, Back to the Beltway, takes a closer look at the various aspects of the Trump administration’s return-to-work […]
Hours after being sworn in for the start of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders aimed at rescinding Biden-era policies and kickstarting his “America First agenda.” On Day One of his presidency, he signed a record 26 executive orders — and this Washington Examiner series, The Fine Print, takes a […]
The term New Right has come to define the philosophy of President Donald Trump and, by extension, the modern Republican Party, paving the way for new conservative thought leaders such as Vice President JD Vance. This Washington Examiner series, The New Right, looks at the history of the New Right, the matters that define it, the movement’s […]
President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate his national security adviser Mike Waltz to become the next United States ambassador to the United Nations. “From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put out Nation’s Interests first,” Trump wrote […]
