President Donald Trump‘s administration announced Friday afternoon that the long-threatened reduction-in-force notices to furloughed federal workers, in response to the government shutdown, have started. “The RIFs have begun,” White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought posted on X. An OMB spokesperson also confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the notices have started and […]

First lady Melania Trump announced that eight children displaced by Russia’s war in Ukraine have been reunited with their families in the past 24 hours. The first lady said she has been in “an open channel of communication” with Russian President Vladimir Putin after she sent a letter urging him to take action on protecting […]

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) brought in just over $3 million last quarter, filling her campaign coffers to about $12 million. Stefanik’s team shared the third-quarter numbers with the Washington Examiner after Axios reported the news. The New York Republican has positioned herself to run for governor in 2026 against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), but […]

Major law firms, gambling ventures, and tobacco companies, all entities that could have legal business before Virginia after the elections, cut large checks to Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones, campaign finance records show. These contributions to Jones’s campaign were made before news broke about text conversations in which Jones fantasized about shooting a […]