CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for a press briefing Thursday afternoon. The briefing, scheduled for 1 p.m., directly follows Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida as well as reports of President Joe Biden’s conversation with Israeli Prime Minister […]
Republicans are flocking to the aid of Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) after new polling shows him trailing his Democratic opponent. Perry, a former House Freedom Caucus leader, has served six terms as one of the most conservative members of Congress. Though the Cook Political Report still holds the district as a 5-point GOP advantage, new […]
Former President Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in various swing states, as the campaigns’ focus on different demographics is showing in the final weeks of the race. A series of polls from the Hill/Emerson College show a tight race in the pivotal states that will decide the election. Trump […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging an appeals court to stop the federal government from enforcing a provision of a $1.7 trillion government spending bill, arguing that the House violated the U.S. Constitution when it relied on proxy voting to pass the measure in 2022. Paxton wrote in a brief filed Wednesday night that […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) argued Thursday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have dodged addressing how voters feel about the economy, which he said is “by far” the biggest problem ahead of the 2024 election. Youngkin contended that the last 3 1/2 years have seen “real challenges” for consumers in the United […]
The Social Security Administration announced it would be increasing benefits by 2.5% to account for cost-of-living adjustments in January 2025. On average, this means that beneficiaries will see an extra $50 in their monthly benefits allotment. The new COLA increase will affect nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries and 7.5 million people collecting Supplemental Security […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), citing reports of higher inflation and price concerns, warned the nation Thursday to ignore claims by Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden that the country is doing just fine under Bidenomics. Speaking passionately about the economic crisis most people in the United States are facing when they go shopping, […]
Pro-Palestinian student activist Khymani James, who was banned from Columbia University for saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” is walking back the apology he gave at the time of his expulsion. In an Instagram Live video at the time, James was seen saying, “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and “Be grateful that I’m not just […]
Toyota Motors Chairman Akio Toyoda claimed that a U.S. electric vehicle mandate would hurt jobs as far as Japan. The Biden administration is pushing for 50% of new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030 on top of a 67% target by 2032. Toyoda’s skepticism of reaching such a threshold comes as his own company […]
The North Carolina legislature quickly passed relief legislation Wednesday as the western part of the state still recovers from Hurricane Helene. The state House of Representatives and Senate passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 unanimously, providing $273 million in relief funds and modifications to election procedures in the affected counties. Republican state House Speaker […]
