Former President Donald Trump remains in legal peril to a degree without precedent for a major-party nominee, but the cases against him are falling apart politically. What happens to Trump in court is the most important thing. But barring a conviction and sentence before Election Day, the 2024 presidential race will be tried in the […]
Crime in Washington, D.C., is a crisis. Six months ago, the Washington Examiner looked at some of the issues plaguing the nation’s capital. In the months since, things feel worse than ever, but that might be starting to change. In this series, we are looking at how the nation’s capital wound up with its record […]
April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in less than three weeks. The next installment will go out in 18 days, on Monday, April 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to […]
The second of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the biggest earners who retire at 70, will go out to its group of retirees in just under a week. Retirees born on or between the 11th and 20th of a month will get their payments on Wednesday, according to the Social […]
Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) early retirement will spark a special congressional election in Colorado for the first time in over 40 years, placing declared GOP primary candidates at a crossroads as they determine whether or not to run and finish the rest of the Freedom Caucus member’s term. Shortly after Buck announced his early retirement, […]
EXCLUSIVE — Newly released details about a controversial mass surveillance program shed light on the pitfalls of government data acquisition programs as Congress debates reauthorizing a crucial statute. The Drug Enforcement Administration collected massive amounts of telephone records for 20 years before the program was shuttered amid the Edward Snowden revelations in 2013. A heavily […]
The resurgence of earmarks has divided Republicans as Congress grapples with a looming partial government shutdown and the choice for new Senate leadership in the fall. As a second chunk of spending bills are expected to be revealed in the coming days to fund the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, State, and […]
Former President Donald Trump said he has no plans in changing his campaign style as he looks toward the general election. While appearing on Greg Kelly Reports Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he would be changing his strong approach — something the former president has often been criticized for — as he anticipates the likely […]
An explosion at a California FBI training facility injured 16 people, one of them severely, police said. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. during a training exercise involving a SWAT team and bomb squad, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department told CBS Los Angeles. The explosion occurred inside a small building on an FBI property. The […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) bashed each other’s efforts as leaders over topics such as immigration. The two leaders got into a direct spat on X on Wednesday. The exchange began when Newsom, quoting an article about machines used to detect fentanyl sitting unused, attacked Johnson over his record on […]
