President-elect Donald Trump refused to pledge prosecutorial vengeance against President Joe Biden and special counsel Jack Smith. Less than three weeks after Trump bested Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 elections, Smith dismissed his case that centered on Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, and his case of Trump’s handling of classified documents. Smith faced accusations […]
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee suggested President-elect Donald Trump “doesn’t need Joe Biden’s help” by way of a pardon from the indictments against him. A week has passed since the president announced he was pardoning his son Hunter of federal gun and tax fraud convictions, including those offenses he “may have committed or taken part in” […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during a visit to the Syrian border that the country’s strikes on Hezbollah and Iran contributed to the fall of Syria’s Assad regime. Israel has warred with Iran and its proxy group over the 14 months since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and Syrian rebels’ quick surprise offensive […]
Rep. Mike Walz (R-FL) expressed his confidence in the Department of Government Efficiency to keep the U.S. from falling “off the financial cliff.” In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump won the Oval Office, he’s named Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to be the volunteer heads of DOGE. While they aren’t government […]
Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump pointed out a few ways the electoral process could be streamlined nationally to restore faith in elections. Results were finalized a month after the Nov. 5 election. Now that the Republican Party has a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Lara Trump teased federal legislation to […]
Damascenes awoke on Sunday to find the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, marking an end to over a half-century of governing by a ruler with that surname. Opposition forces arrived shortly before dawn in Umayyad Square, the city center. After a steady trickle in the early hours, a flood of supporters emerged, celebrating […]
The stunning events that have unfolded in Syria over the past week have culminated in the sudden end to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, more than a decade after he managed to hold on when civil war erupted. Rebels led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group rapidly worked through the country, seizing Aleppo, Hama, and […]
The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 14 of Capitol’s new crop will introduce Rep.-elect Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), who won a swing district in Michigan that President-elect Donald Trump carried with […]
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t shied away from tapping or contemplating former Republican rivals to join his second administration. He even went so far as to nominate GOP lawmakers who criticized his political acumen for top leadership roles that could upend Washington. Former presidential 2020 rival Vivek Ramaswamy was tapped to lead the newly created Department […]
Washington Examiner Supreme Court Reporter Kaelan Deese joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to break down the latest on Hunter Biden‘s case, possible preemptive pardons, and the major transgender rights case before the Supreme Court.
