Senate Republicans set their sights on immigration fraud at a judiciary hearing on Tuesday, assembling witnesses who highlighted widespread abuse of immigrant-tied government benefits in the midst of Minnesota’s massive Somali fraud scandal. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), chairman of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, noted during opening remarks that Somali scammers overwhelmingly made […]
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its airspace closure over El Paso and New Orleans just hours after instituting it. The FAA originally instituted the shutdown for 10 days, through Feb. 21, but it was lifted after a few hours, according to the Associated Press. The Washington Examiner reached out to the FAA for comment. A White […]
Virginia’s proposed new congressional map, which gives Democrats all but one seat in a state that still votes more than 40% Republican, is sparking new debates over the proper use of political power. Conservatives in particular are split over whether Virginia Democrats’ aggressive gerrymander is an abomination to be condemned or an example red states […]
EXCLUSIVE — The U.S. Coast Guard is awarding a contract to Canada’s Davie Defense, Inc. to construct the final five of 11 Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers ordered by President Donald Trump last year. In October 2025, Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced a new partnership between the United States and Finland to build out America’s […]
Authorities appeared to come to another dead end in their investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, after they released a man detained in connection with the case overnight. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained the man for questioning on Tuesday during a traffic stop south of Tucson. The sheriff’s office and the FBI then conducted a […]
The headline: The economy added 130,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday in a report that was delayed by the brief government shutdown last week. Forecasters had expected the unemployment rate would hold at 4.4%, and for job growth to total 66,000. Also, […]
A House GOP bid to block future votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs until the end of July failed on Tuesday after three House Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the procedural measure. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Kevin Kiley (R-CA) each bucked the president on his emergency tariffs, bringing the final vote […]
EXCLUSIVE — Two Department of War memorandums seen by the Washington Examiner show that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has relocated a “Cross Functional Team” managing the so-called “Havana Syndrome” or “Anomalous Health Incidents” concern. The CFT has been moved from the powerful office of the Undersecretary of War for Policy to the Office of […]
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, has promised a “regime change” at the central bank, a goal that could include overhauling or cutting staffing. Warsh, 55, has been nominated to replace outgoing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell after Powell’s term ends in May. There has been much speculation about how Warsh will conduct monetary policy and […]
The FBI’s Evidence Response Team, in conjunction with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a “court-authorized search” of a residence in Rio Rico, Arizona, on Tuesday night as part of the investigation of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of broadcast journalist Savannah Guthrie. The search comes after law enforcement officials detained a person […]
