EXCLUSIVE — As the Boy Scouts of America struggles to find its identity, a rival organization based on traditional family values is thriving. Trail Life USA was created in 2013 as a Christian alternative to the Boy Scouts, with the goal of training boys ages 5-17 on basic life skills, something Mark Hancock, the CEO […]
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 […]
A federal judge on Monday warned attorneys on both sides of Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) bribery trial to keep the theatrics at bay and to “operate in good faith.” “There’s been too much gamesmanship here,” Judge Sidney Stein said ahead of jury selection in the high-profile trial. “Everybody has to operate in good faith here. […]
The House Oversight Committee is considering moving to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refused to provide audio files of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden despite a subpoena from the committee. In response, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is moving to hold him in contempt of […]
Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney, died Monday at age 93. A cause of death was not announced, just that he “passed away peacefully.” While he was serving as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County and a pathologist in a Pittsburgh hospital, he became involved with the analysis of former President John F. Kennedy’s death. […]
Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was back in a Manhattan courtroom Monday to begin his New York criminal trial for alleged public corruption, accepting bribes, and acting as a foreign agent. The third-term senator has remained defiant in his innocence and said he will not resign from office, at least not before a jury hands […]
Two public universities in Virginia have scrapped their planned diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements after a review by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) administration. Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University canceled their plans to implement DEI-oriented classes as a requirement for undergraduate studies after Youngkin raised concerns about “core curriculum mandates that are a thinly […]
China’s maritime forces have begun the process of building additional “large man-made islands” in the South China Sea, according to Philippine officials who announced new patrols to thwart the effort. “No one will guard these locations except us,” Philippine National Security Council spokesman Jonathan Malaya told local media on Monday. “It is our responsibility under […]
The White House defended President Joe Biden from his criticism of former President Donald Trump for slapping tariffs on Chinese imports before an expected announcement about levies of his own. “We have always had concerns on China’s unfair trade policies,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday. “We have been very clear about that, and […]
An Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency has resigned in protest over the United States’s continued military support for Israel. Maj. Harrison Mann said he resigned from the DIA over the “nearly unqualified [U.S.] support” for Israel, “which has enabled and empowered the killing and starvation of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians […]
