Six House races in New York are believed to be up for grabs for both Republicans and Democrats. With five of them being held by first-term Republican lawmakers, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is working hard to ensure that the party does not lose ground to Democrats in November. Following a Tuesday meeting with […]
Delegates of the United Methodists voted overwhelmingly to repeal its opposition to LGBT clergy on Wednesday. The vote at the church’s General Conference, which tallied 692-51, saw the church remove its ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from serving in the church as ordained or appointed ministers. This new rule will go into effect starting Friday […]
One House Democrat has been quietly making a splash in Washington despite his low profile as a member of powerful committees. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has been representing Illinois’s 8th Congressional District, which includes many northwestern Chicago suburbs, since 2017. Now, he’s set to co-host a dinner Wednesday as a campaign event for President Joe […]
The Air Force is pursuing charges against disgraced leaker Jack Teixeira under military law, according to a service spokesperson. Teixeira, who was a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleaded guilty to federal charges against him in March for leaking hundreds of classified documents, and he was sentenced to a maximum of nearly 17 years […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) showed off a new “MUGA” hat during a press conference on Wednesday, with the hat’s initials standing for “Make Ukraine Great Again.” Greene’s hat is a nod to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat, with her hat’s colors being blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine’s flag. […]
A fundraiser aiming to throw a “rager” for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, fraternity brothers who protected the American flag from pro-Palestinian protesters has raised tens of thousands of dollars. The effort was launched on Wednesday morning and has already raised over $65,000. The members of UNC’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity protected the […]
Senate Democrats are reviving a long-standing endeavor to federally legalize marijuana after the Biden administration said it would reclassify the drug as a less dangerous one. Marijuana legalization proponents, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), see an opening for Congress to piggyback off the move. “Reclassifying cannabis is necessary, and it’s a long overdue […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to take a “no-spoiler pledge” in mid-October, in which both candidates would agree to fund a 50-state poll and the weakest candidate in a head-to-head matchup against former President Donald Trump vows to drop out of the race ahead of the election. “Ultimately, I […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is speaking about abortion at a campaign event in Florida as a six-week abortion ban goes into effect in the Sunshine State. Harris is expected to speak at 2:45 p.m. in Jacksonville, Florida. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Voters in the Sunshine State will decide on a […]
One in three local election officials have experienced threats, harassment, and abuse, a new poll shows. According to the poll from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 38% of poll workers said they have faced mistreatment at work, which is an increase from the 30% reported in 2023. They […]
