New Jersey Republicans have a new leader after failing in their bid for the governor’s mansion and losing ground in the state legislature last year. The state party elected Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon as its next chairwoman on Monday, following the exits of former state party chairman Glenn Paulsen, the party’s vice chair, and its […]

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who has represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, died Tuesday at 65. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) confirmed the congressman’s death on X, writing that it was a “sudden loss.” “Doug was a loving father and husband, and staunch advocate for his constituents and rural America,” Emmer said in […]

Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said the Democratic Party is airing “grievances” regarding the U.S. Army’s recent operation in Venezuela rather than praise.  U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. The Army’s Delta Force completed its mission with no U.S. military casualties […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Monday lavished praise on President Donald Trump for wresting power from former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.  While Machado has emerged in recent years as the most powerful leader in the country to challenge Maduro, the Trump administration did not rally behind her to succeed the fallen president, instead […]