Senate Republicans are planning a marathon debate on President Donald Trump’s marquee elections bill, a move designed to ease tensions with the MAGA Right after Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) ruled out a talking filibuster. Thune’s staff has been gaming out days of floor debate that are likely to begin next Monday or Tuesday, […]
President Donald Trump signaled a shift in his public stance on whether Iran’s national soccer team should participate in the forthcoming FIFA World Cup. Trump maintained that the team is welcome to participate in the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but added that it may be unsafe for […]
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), the former No. 3 Democrat and one of the oldest members of Congress, announced he will run for reelection in 2026. “In a few minutes, I’m going to sign the paperwork that’s necessary in order to qualify for the Democratic nomination to run again,” Clyburn said Thursday at the South Carolina […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Wednesday that some Republican leaders want to shift to “affordability messaging” rather than the Iran conflict ahead of the midterm elections. The United States is almost two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, its joint military operation with Israel in Iran, and President Donald Trump said at the start […]
The FBI is working to find a retired Air Force major general who went missing in New Mexico nearly two weeks ago. William Neil McCasland, 68, left his cellphone behind at his home in Albuquerque around 11 a.m. on Feb. 27 and has not been in contact with his family or friends since, according to […]
Welcome to Washington Secrets where we run you through the lessons learned from an Iran war game that looked at the economic impacts of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and drill into why Marco Rubio’s presidential hopes are surging (and if they are real) … The first sign of a brewing crisis is when […]
Former Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard, also known as “America’s worst mayor,” is giving public office another go, switching parties and states to run as a Republican in Georgia. Henyard filed to run for the Fulton County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners and qualified for the May 19 primary election on March 5. Her political comeback […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senior House Democrats are pushing Immigration and Customs Enforcement for answers about millions of dollars in congressional funding wasted on thousands of vehicles that officers cannot use following a Washington Examiner investigation that exposed the expenditure. Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee sent acting ICE Director Todd Lyons a letter Wednesday asking the […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans will bring in the nation’s largest hospitals and healthcare providers next week for their latest investigation into rising medical costs, as the party searches for a winning message on affordability ahead of the 2026 elections. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on March 18, featuring testimonies from the American […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “sympathizes” with “the wrong side” in the aftermath of an attempted bombing in the city. Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, celebrated Ramadan with Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel protester who was detained by federal immigration officers last year, on Sunday. The mayor’s […]