Three jurors in the Lindsey Clancy trial spoke out for the first time after a judge declared a mistrial, describing the frustration of trying to reach a unanimous verdict with one holdout juror who they said acknowledged having “reasonable doubt.” “He admitted he had reasonable doubt, and I started filling out the forms. I was […]
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has a blunt explanation for one of the Democratic Party’s biggest problems: “We’ve not delivered.” Asked in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner about the hardest truth Democrats need to confront, the California governor did not blame President Donald Trump, Republican messaging, or an unfavorable political map. “It’s our […]
President Donald Trump gave over $150,000 in cash to four White House aides, with the payments categorized as “cash gifts for the holidays” in the staffers’ latest financial disclosure forms filed by the Trump administration. Trump paid assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris cash gifts […]
The worst terrorist attack in U.S. history represented one of its greatest leadership challenges, and the decisions made on that day still reverberate 25 years later. President George W. Bush was elected in the contentious 2000 election largely on a domestic-focused platform. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were an unexpected test for his new administration, […]
President Donald Trump and the White House are delivering on another promise: To make November’s midterm elections about him. This week’s Republican midterm convention, dubbed “Trumpapalooza,” comes almost a year after White House chief of staff Susie Wiles promised Trump and his political apparatus would put the president “on the ballot” in 2026. The strategy […]
Republicans are taking a calculated risk with their first-ever midterm convention that embracing President Donald Trump and nationalizing competitive races across the country will help them defy history in November. It is the exact opposite of the strategy usually employed by an embattled majority party and its most vulnerable incumbents, who often wish to distinguish […]
A federal appeals court will consider on Wednesday whether to restore restrictions on mailing the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone, testing a Biden-era policy that judges have faulted for inadequate safety analysis and the Trump administration has declined to defend on its merits. The hearing before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans comes […]
Polls show Republicans struggling this midterm cycle to hold onto President Donald Trump’s historic gains with Latino voters, yet the party’s most prominent Hispanic surrogate is sitting on the sidelines. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a close Trump ally and potential 2028 presidential contender, has largely avoided campaigning for GOP candidates in 2026 and is […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands and ripping up stretches of beachside roads. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions kicked up by the remnants of Hurricane Marie were expected to stick around for several days. In Hawaii, fierce winds downed trees and […]
The United States responded to Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on Tuesday as the White House announced it was banning multiple Canadian products from being imported into the country. It marks the latest action taken in the trade war between the neighboring North American countries. The bans were announced by the White House in two separate proclamations […]
