Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, was critical of Trump’s legal team for not objecting more to some of Stormy Daniels’s testimony. He said there were many moments during her testimony in which the defense team could have objected but chose not to. Merchan, for the […]
Many people of all races, and especially younger voters, are dismissing President Joe Biden’s claim that “they have the money to spend,” with some revealing that they went without food one day last month. In an unusual survey that tapped into the hurt many feel from inflation, minorities, young voters, and those with just a […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not see a path to a nationwide abortion ban. Despite Johnson’s long history of being an anti-abortion advocate, both as a lawyer and as a representative, his new role as a leader has forced him to put some strong beliefs aside in the name of governance. With a law […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is pushing for a federal ban on parabens, a synthetic chemical often used in cosmetics that has been linked to several health problems. Her new bill, named the “No Chemicals in Cosmetics Act,” would ban the chemical from being used in cosmetic products, citing its link to health […]
“Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen. … It’s not going to happen.” That’s what Regina George, the meanest girl in 2004’s Mean Girls, tells a hanger-on who is hoping to gain favor by coining a synonym for “cool.” While “fetch” never happened, the admonishing phrase certainly did, escaping the movie and becoming a meme for […]
Porn star Stormy Daniels testifying this week in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump marked an extraordinary moment in U.S. politics and presidential elections. Never before has a former president faced a criminal trial after leaving office, and now, thanks to Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, never before has the public had […]
The dysfunction in this GOP-controlled House might be new, but conservative lamentations that things don’t change much when Republicans take over from Democrats aren’t. From the beginning of the modern American conservative movement, the focus was as much on defeating rivals within the Republican Party as beating Democrats. Even the titles of popular conservative books […]
Anti-Israel protesters and law enforcement officials clashed on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday. Police had to use “chemical munitions” to clear the rowdy crowd. Protesters built an illegal encampment on the campus around 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to reports. This directly violated the university’s protest rules and defied the policies established by […]
Deep-blue Maryland has been a stronghold for Democrats in general elections for decades. But with a popular former Republican governor running for an open Senate seat and eight House races, the Old Line State could spring a few surprises this November. In this series, Old Line, New Battles: Maryland feels the primary pinch, the Washington Examiner will look at […]
President Joe Biden‘s shock announcement that he would condition U.S. military support of Israel on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s decision to invade the Gazan city of Rafah to end Hamas has been criticized by pro-Israel Democrats and conservatives. But many pro-Palestinian Democrats are also skeptical of Biden’s words and actions. The longer the war between […]
