As the Senate moves to vote on its rescissions legislation this week, Bill Gates warned on Monday of the potential harm to the United States Agency for International Development. The GOP-controlled Senate plans to strike $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget, including $1 billion in aid for global health programs. Gates is deeply […]
The Democratic National Committee announced it is unloading $1.5 million into its Virginia operation Tuesday. Virginia will hold several statewide elections in 2025, including a gubernatorial race and for seats in the House of Delegates. The state is one of two in 2025, along with New Jersey, that will hold critical elections during the off-year. […]
House Republican leaders are holding a press briefing Tuesday morning as their Senate counterparts debate a rescissions bill the lower chamber passed in June that could make some Department of Government Efficiency funding cuts permanent. BIDEN AUTOPEN USE IN DC WAS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN The press briefing is set to start at 10 a.m. in […]
President Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, former Rep. Mike Waltz, will face the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing around 10 a.m. MIKE WALTZ TO FACE SIGNALGATE GRILLING IN HEARING TO FILL LAST TRUMP CABINET POST Waltz will face questioning from lawmakers for the first time since he […]
A New York City subway flooded, brown water overflowed a New Jersey street and partially submerged vehicles, and the East Coast saw rainfall that broke several records on Monday. The rainfall was part of a series of storms that set off flash flood warnings from Virginia to Pennsylvania. Video taken in New York City showed […]
EXCLUSIVE — Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel strongly implied he would run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. He previewed a “rough and tumble” campaign based on candor in an interview with the Washington Examiner. Emanuel, the former Illinois congressman who served in three presidential administrations, suggested his “Rahm-bo” reputation could cut through with voters amid criticism of […]
The second round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, goes out to recipients tomorrow. When does the check arrive? Social Security payments usually begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The distribution […]
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 17 days. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]
One year ago, then-former President Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The tragic event, which resulted in the death of a rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, transformed the 2024 presidential race. In Butler, there is still little in the way of answers. This Washington Examiner series will look at where things stand one […]
President Donald Trump has racked up several key victories at the Supreme Court, but the Trump administration’s lengthy legal docket has not cleared up. The Trump administration continues to face a barrage of lawsuits and court orders that have hampered much of the president’s agenda, even as it has had major wins at the Supreme […]
