In the spirit of the season, the Washington Examiner has identified 12 issues we believe will shape and influence 2025 and beyond. The incoming Trump administration has made the fight against illegal immigration and the use of tariffs its flagship policy items. The U.S. will also possibly undergo a health revolution, while very real questions […]

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is promising significant changes to how the upper chamber operates when the Republican majority takes over on Jan. 3. His tenure will mark the first changing of the guard from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the longest-serving Senate party leader, since McConnell rose to power in 2007. From longer […]

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will receive their January retirement checks, worth up to $4,873 per check for those who retire at 70 years old, in seven days. Retirees born between the 1st and the 10th of their respective birth months will receive the regular monthly check for January from the Social Security Administration on Jan. 8, 2025. Beneficiaries will receive their Social Security […]

Legacy media made several changes this year as it scrambled to keep its audiences interested. Here’s a look back at how the media has changed as longtime hosts retire, new shows are created, and networks are shuffled. Show hosts who quit or retired in 2024 Syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt quit his longtime columnist position for the Washington […]