Janeese Lewis George, a socialist councilwoman, is poised to become the District of Columbia’s next mayor, an electoral outcome that is expected to revive President Donald Trump’s scrutiny of the local government after months of intervening in its affairs. Although votes continue to be counted, Lewis George’s more centrist opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, conceded the race […]

The Cuban Communist Party approved an emergency economic reform package on Thursday aimed at opening parts of the island’s tightly controlled economy as the government grapples with a deepening economic crisis and renewed pressure from the United States. The move came one day after Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel convened an unscheduled session of the Communist […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday accused Senate Democrats of engaging in “bad-faith obstruction” that he said is contributing to a growing standoff involving President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence and efforts to renew key federal surveillance authorities. During a committee meeting Thursday morning, Grassley pointed to Senate Minority […]

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) will return to Congress later this month, after a monthslong absence due to an unspecified health issue. Kean, 57, is set to return to Capitol Hill on June 30, a spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The New Jersey Republican has been absent from the House since March and has […]