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Biden tests negative for COVID-19, though travel plans still on hold

President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and is returning to the White House. The president has been holed up in Delaware since July 17, when he cut a trip to Las Vegas short due to a positive COVID-19 test. He has not been seen publicly since that date, though his personal physician, Dr. […]

Karine Jean-Pierre knocks Vance’s ‘ridiculous’ suggestion for Biden to resign

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rebuked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for asking President Joe Biden to resign from office, calling it “ridiculous.” Vance, who was just selected as former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, made his suggestion via X Sunday morning, mere hours before Biden announced he would be withdrawing from the 2024 […]

Speaker Johnson warns those who protest Netanyahu address will be arrested

Lawmakers who stage a protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address risk being detained by the House sergeant-at-arms, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told members ahead of the speech later this week.  In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday, Johnson reminded them of the House rules of decorum and warned leaders will […]

Kamala Harris scores endorsements from Schumer and Jeffries

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday received endorsements from Capitol Hill’s top Democratic leaders: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Their seals of approval came on the heels of Harris the day prior locking up enough support from Democratic National Committee delegates to replace President Joe Biden as […]

WATCH LIVE: Kamala Harris holds first campaign rally in Wisconsin

Vice President Kamala Harris is holding her first presidential campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday. Harris traveled to her campaign headquarters in Delaware on Monday to give her inaugural speech. She travels to the key swing state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE […]

WATCH LIVE: Schumer and Jeffries hold joint press briefing after Biden drops out

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will hold a press briefing at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER They are expected to speak about President Joe Biden announcing he will no longer seek reelection and Vice President Kamala Harris’s growing support […]

Cocaine sharks found off the coast of Brazil

Sharks that have tested positive for cocaine have been found off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, according to a report. Marine biologists in Brazil tested 13 sharpnose sharks and found them to have 100 times the amount of cocaine than previously reported in Brazilian aquatic wildlife, according to the BBC. The research, […]

House GOP demands Secret Service records related to Trump assassination attempt

EXCLUSIVE — A pair of House Republicans are demanding access to all Secret Service records related to the agency’s handling of Donald Trump’s recent rally in Pennsylvania, during which the former president was shot in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt. In a bill being introduced on Tuesday and first obtained by the Washington […]

Senators want next Secret Service director to be Senate-confirmed

Senators from both parties are demanding more control over who future Secret Service directors are following the resignation Tuesday of former agency head Kimberly Cheatle. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) unveiled legislation that would require Secret Service directors appointed by the president to be confirmed by the Senate and serve no […]

Senate to consider biggest tech regulation in decades to protect children online

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is set to bring bipartisan bills to the Senate floor this week that aim to protect children online, with the goal of passing the legislation before lawmakers leave for the August recess.   If passed, the bills would be the first to update children’s privacy protections online since the 1990s. […]
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