A federal appeals court questioned the Justice Department’s insistence on Tuesday that a Supreme Court emergency docket ruling from last year settled a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s policy restricting the gender on a person’s passport to his or her biological sex. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit heard arguments […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher weighed in on the shutdown of Spirit Airlines, suggesting the collapse highlights broader problems with government intervention in the airline industry. “I’m trying to think of a better example of the overzealousness of [Joe] Biden blocking [mergers and acquisitions] and how we are all worse off,” she said […]
President Donald Trump veered off script during a White House proclamation on youth sports and a presidential fitness event at the White House, addressing the war in Iran. “So these next few years will be a golden age for American sports, just like it’s a golden age for America,” Trump said during the event Tuesday. […]
Learning firsthand what it’s like to be a Republican running against a Trump-backed primary opponent was the last thing Daniel Cameron wanted. Nonetheless, the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and former state attorney general is being forced to quickly alter his strategy just days away from the primary after President Donald Trump gave his seal of […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Project Freedom, President Donald Trump‘s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is a defensive operation. The United States destroyed nine Iranian vessels on Monday after those ships opened fire on commercial vessels traveling through the strait. U.S. officials, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint […]
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto ended her effort to pass a Washington, D.C., curfew extension bill after failing to garner enough votes. The emergency bill would have granted the district the authority to impose 8 p.m. curfews for teenagers over the summer. It was intended to stymie the epidemic of violent youth crime and garnered the support […]
With the runoff just three weeks away, the Texas Senate GOP race is down to the wire between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX). A new poll from the University of Houston‘s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Paxton leading Cornyn by a 3-point margin. Paxton is polling at […]
A Federal Aviation Administration employee was arrested on Monday on accusations he threatened to kill President Donald Trump. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, appeared at the U.S. District Court in New Hampshire on Tuesday and faces charges of communicating an interstate threat against the president. His arrest comes after he allegedly made several internet searches from his […]
A panel of Florida commissioners on Tuesday advanced plans to rename a state airport in honor of President Donald Trump. In a 4-3 vote on the matter, Palm Beach County commissioners passed a naming rights and licensing agreement to change Palm Beach International Airport to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport.” The trademark deal authorizes […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a brief break from politics over the weekend for a lighter assignment: DJ duties at a family wedding, a moment that quickly found a second life online. Footage circulating on social media shows Rubio behind the booth helping set the tone for the celebration as guests gathered on the dance […]
