Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York said the two gubernatorial elections next week will give the Democratic Party a chance to show it’s not “dead,” but could also continue its “lost in the wilderness” narrative if it loses. New Jersey and Virginia will both elect new governors on Nov. 4. In New Jersey, Republican […]

The largest union representing federal workers is calling on Congress to end the shutdown “today,” siding with Republicans in their demand that lawmakers pass a “clean,” short-term funding bill. Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, released a statement on Monday arguing that both parties have “made their point” and it’s time […]

A conservative transparency group filed a lawsuit Monday, accusing the FBI of systematically violating federal law by blocking access to public records, a problem the group says has persisted for years across administrations despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to lead the “most transparent” government in history. The Oversight Project, a nonprofit group formerly affiliated with […]

Chinese officials are playing nice with their U.S. counterparts ahead of the two nations’ trade talks in South Korea, but Beijing remains confident that its influence will continue to cut into American hegemony. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Monday ahead of the “high-level interactions” between […]