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Rand Paul gets in heated debate over ownership of TikTok parent company ByteDance

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) got into a heated debate Thursday morning regarding who owns the social media platform TikTok. Paul was discussing his opposition to banning TikTok and how people need to be more clear on who owns ByteDance, the parent company of the platform. It comes after the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday […]

Pro-Palestinian leaders in Chicago decline to meet with White House officials ahead of Illinois primary

More than 20 Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim leaders in Chicago are refusing to meet with White House officials ahead of the state’s primary next week.  The leaders say they are protesting the meeting over the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. The White House planned to garner support […]

What to know about Trump’s attempt to have classified documents case thrown out on Thursday

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will hear former President Donald Trump’s argument that his classified documents case should be thrown out. The classified documents case is one of four major indictments against the former president and is widely regarded as one of the most credible. Trump has decided to face the charges head-on and undercut […]

Biden to oppose sale of US Steel to Japanese company

President Joe Biden is opposing a proposed sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company. “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated,” Biden will say in a statement to be […]

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks about Israel-Hamas conflict

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will speak about the Israel-Hamas conflict from the Senate floor at 10 a.m. In the address, he is expected to lay out a “plan to address obstacles to peace and a two-state solution.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Schumer traveled to Israel after the Oct. […]

Kamala Harris struggles to turn Democratic support into trust with swing voters

Vice President Kamala Harris faces the challenge of turning Democratic backing into trust among swing voters.  Harris’s job performance as President Joe Biden’s second-in-command is viewed negatively by 52% of registered voters, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Thursday. About 36% approve of how the vice president is handling the role, compared to […]

Democrats looking beyond Trump’s victory in all-out effort to avoid repeat of 2016

Democrats are paying attention to third-party candidates this year to avoid a repeat of 2016. Former President Donald Trump won his first White House race with help from third-party candidates who, Democrats believe, siphoned off votes from Hillary Clinton. Four years later, when there were no viable alternatives, President Joe Biden was victorious. An outcome […]

Trump ordered CIA to use Chinese social media to attack Xi Jinping’s government

In 2019, former President Donald Trump attempted to turn the tables on China when he ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a campaign against the country’s government through its local social media. The intelligence agency created a small team of operatives who would use Chinese social media to spread negative narratives about President Xi […]

Three Republicans who received a boost from Democrats trying to meddle in vital contests

Democrats are returning to a strategy that served them well in the 2022 midterm elections, choosing to boost more hard-right candidates in an effort to ensure an easier general election. This strategy usually takes the form of covertly funding more hard-right candidates or outwardly attacking them in the primary, attacks that are worn as a […]

Inflation rose to 1.6% in February in producer price index, much hotter than expected

Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, rose to 1.6% for the year ending in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, much hotter than expected. The increase came after a slight decrease the month before. Most economists had forecast the inflation rate would rise to 1.1%, so the latest numbers are not good news for the Federal […]
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