EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter Wednesday to the Department of Veterans Affairs pressing the agency on its use of resources for the healthcare of illegal immigrants. Veterans Affairs has an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in which it processes medical claims on the agency’s behalf, but the VA emphasizes it […]
A member of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) administration is hoping to become the first female Marine Corps veteran to be elected to Congress, and she is attempting to flip a coveted blue seat in the process. Aliscia Andrews, the deputy secretary of homeland security for the Commonwealth of Virginia, announced her decision to enter the […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pressing the Senate to prioritize the House’s flagship border security bill, arguing “now is not the time” to focus on advancing “comprehensive” reforms. Johnson is set to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday afternoon alongside other congressional leaders to discuss the national security supplemental currently […]
A Democratic law firm in Wisconsin is calling on the state Supreme Court to reconsider a new congressional map after a ruling last month that found the “lawless” current maps are unconstitutional. Elias Law group, which focuses on elections, asked the high court to revisit the congressional lines, stating in the filing on Tuesday that […]
The Biden administration will extend a contract for a controversial, privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in the face of mounting pressure from unions to keep the facility open. Both Teamsters International and the National Federation of Federal Employees have lobbied lawmakers and President Joe Biden directly in recent weeks not to close the […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is trusting the judicial system to work its course as reports about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade make the rounds. Willis has been accused of having an undisclosed relationship with Wade, who is overseeing the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump for […]
As GOP candidates shift their sights to New Hampshire, its residents are demanding more answers to the opioid crisis, which they say is plaguing the prominent swing state. Many New Hampshire voters, such as recovered addict Kristina Amyot, say they are frustrated with how Republican candidates have prioritized border security and law enforcement over treatment […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council spokesman John Kirby are holding a press briefing on Wednesday. The briefing comes after the Biden administration announced it intends to brand the Shiite Islamist Houthis a “specially-designated global terrorist” but not a foreign terrorist organization. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER […]
Podcast host Russell Brand has criticized MSNBC for opting not to air former President Donald Trump’s victory speech following the Iowa caucuses. Brand was discussing footage of MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow explaining on Monday night that the network would not air Trump’s speech, referring to the former president as “the projected winner.” Brand joked that […]
Georgia will wrap up sending out benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to qualified low-income residents for January in six days. SNAP is distributed from Jan. 5 to Jan. 23 in the Peach State. SNAP payments will be issued to recipients’ accounts on days depending on the last two digits of a beneficiary’s client ID. For example, IDs ending […]
