Rumors swirled this week that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was secretly flown to Russia for life-saving surgery. The Iranian ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, told Russian News Agency TASS on Tuesday that those reports are nonsense, comparing them to previous false reports about the ayatollah’s father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei. “Until […]
White House officials detailed their latest Department of Homeland Security funding proposal to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, which includes requiring immigration officers to self-identify if confronted during immigration enforcement proceedings, a major sticking point for Democrats during the weekslong shutdown negotiations. The Washington Examiner obtained a letter sent Tuesday by President Donald Trump‘s border czar, Tom […]
Forty House Republicans defied Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday in a failed attempt to stall Senate-backed legislation until Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) advances the SAVE America Act. The GOP rebels opposed a measure sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on two small business innovation programs that passed the Senate on March 3. […]
Two Democrats in California’s crowded gubernatorial race are breaking with their party’s long-standing energy policies and calling for immediate action to bring down soaring fuel costs. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are urging the state to intervene, with Mahan proposing a temporary suspension of California’s nation-leading gas […]
Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito harshly condemned conspiracy theories surrounding President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt as “crude” and “vulgar” on Monday. Several accounts on X recently questioned the validity of Trump’s first assassination attempt in July 2024, including the initial reaction of the rally audience behind the then-presidential candidate. Zito said these rumors are “cut […]
Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) pointed out past derogatory comments made by her Senate primary opponent, Graham Platner, in a new attack ad as the two vie for the Democratic nomination in Maine. The 30-second ad, released by Mills’s campaign on Tuesday, highlighted Platner’s online remarks about victims of rape and sexual assault. In one Reddit […]
The Senate will spend the next several days sparring over President Donald Trump’s marquee election bill after Republicans voted to jump-start debate and bring the SAVE America Act to the floor. All Democrats and one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), voted against the election bill, which requires voter ID at the polls and proof of […]
Gov. JB Pritzker’s (D-IL) decision to pour millions into Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s (D-IL) Senate bid has become an early test of his political strength ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run, particularly after he waded into a high-profile clash with one of the Democratic Party’s most influential blocs. Pritzker’s $5 million investment in Stratton […]
President Donald Trump and his administration found an unlikely show of support from Qatari media amid a knockdown-dragout battle to shape the media narrative surrounding Operation Epic Fury. Al Jazeera, a state media outlet of the Qatari government that is widely viewed as one of the administration’s sharpest critics, published an op-ed on Monday asserting […]
Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back on the idea that justices on the Supreme Court “carry forward” the views of the presidents who appointed them, as two justices appointed by President Donald Trump have taken heat from him for striking down his sweeping tariffs last month. Roberts, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, […]
