Four months out from Election Day, activists are still fighting over the rules that will dictate how voters cast their ballots, including in swing states. The parties are preparing for legal battles if the results are close, as they were four years ago. In this series, the Washington Examiner will look at the battles over election rules. […]
Democrats are painting former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy following a Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity that offers President Joe Biden a chance to move past last week’s disastrous debate. The justices’ decision to grant Trump partial immunity related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election was widely viewed as […]
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day. He has made this claim on the campaign trail, at his political rallies, and again last week in the debate against President Joe Biden. However, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations disputed Trump’s statement, saying the […]
This Fourth of July, Americans’ cookouts will be more expensive than ever before as everybody gathers for fireworks, food, and parades with friends and family. Despite a significant decline from its peak of 9.1% in June 2022, inflation still exceeds the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, standing at 3.27% as of May. High inflation has put […]
Vulnerable Senate Democrats facing reelection this November are steering clear of discussing President Joe Biden, whose disastrous debate performance last week could be a drag on them and other down-ballot candidates in November. Those Senate Democrats, each of whom are running in competitive races this fall, include Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and […]
“America’s Flagship” is being evicted. That is the current situation the SS United States faces in a yearslong dispute with its landlord, a warehousing company in Philadelphia. The historic ship is the largest ocean liner ever constructed in the United States and the record holder for the fastest average speed during a trans-Atlantic voyage. It […]
This Fourth of July weekend is projected to break travel records as nearly 6 million passengers board flights and millions more take the roads to reach their holiday destinations. Approximately 71 million travelers are expected to venture 50 miles or more from their homes during the Independence Day holiday period, reflecting a 5% increase compared […]
Every Fourth of July, hundreds of thousands of people flock to the National Mall to watch D.C.’s annual fireworks display. This year’s show is expected to be “one of the most spectacular in recent memory,” according to the National Park Service’s website. Fireworks will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool […]
Former President Donald Trump is seeking to overturn his conviction in his Manhattan hush money trial using the Supreme Court’s recent immunity decision. The Supreme Court’s Monday immunity decision most directly affected Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment, but the former president’s team believes it equally applies to his hush money case as well, the New York […]
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has agreed to an interview with the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost a year of back and forth. Psaki, now an MSNBC host, has agreed to the sitdown sometime this month with the committee, according to a letter from her […]
