Allies of President Trump have set their sights on Minnesota in the wake of a fraud scandal in the state. The scandal centers on hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly stolen via a federally funded nutrition program. The New York Times late last month put the story into national prominence, noting federal prosecutors’ statements that...
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, as negotiations on ending Russia’s war in the eastern European nation continue. Upon greeting Zelensky at the entrance to the club, Trump projected optimism, telling reporters that the sides “have the makings of a deal” to end the war. After their meeting, Zelensky...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was all about America First, taking to X to ask "Can we just do America?" amid President Trump's meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Senate Democrats betrayed the trust of the public when they voted for a government shutdown Tuesday night, and the officials responsible for it should be held accountable. As Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) told the Washington Examiner, “The livelihoods of hardworking Americans are not bargaining chips.” ANDY BARR: WHY I’M INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS […]
The Washington Examiner exclusively obtained Defending Education’s civil rights complaint filed with the Department of Education against New Mexico‘s largest school district for discriminating against and endangering female minors. The complaint emphasizes the federal government‘s urgency to intervene against Albuquerque Public Schools to ensure the protection of the young females bound by fear from the […]
Whatever else you want to say about him, President Donald Trump has what Alexander Hamilton in Federalist #70 called “energy in the executive.” Announcing a peace plan for Israel and Hamas, ordering the dispatch of federal troops to protect immigration enforcement personnel in “sanctuary” states, authorizing his budget director to use reorganization powers available after […]
Virginia Democrats are using the power of the legal system to protect a transgender sex offender from being prosecuted for his crimes. The policy is in line with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s views. Democratic leaders in Fairfax County, the largest county in Virginia, have repeatedly refused to prosecute Richard Cox, a man who has […]
House Democrats clapped and cheered as they resolved to shut down the government at a closed-door meeting Monday evening. And according to several lawmakers in attendance, no one raised the negative political consequences of the decision. That only makes sense; the politics here are so obviously calamitous that only willful neglect could explain the decision. […]
Since Democrats have shut down the federal government because they want another $1.5 trillion bailout of Obamacare, it’s a good time to remind everyone that the law has been a wide-ranging and expensive fiasco. Virtually every promise made by Democrats regarding the Affordable Care Act has failed to come true. Former President Barack Obama, of […]
President Donald Trump’s diplomatic strategies have curbed world conflicts, de-escalated military hostilities, and provided the global community with harmony, despite his opponents’ claim that the President would lead the United States and its allies to almost certain annihilation. Under his leadership, one of the largest and most devastating global conflicts, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has […]
The Left has had a contentious relationship with the English language for decades. Words such as “racism” and “bigotry” have been dangerously robbed of all meaning by leftists and relegated to mean simply anything a Democrat or journalist opposes at any given moment. To many on the Left, violent riots complete with a heavy dose of looting, […]
A string of headlines last month noted the inflation in the United States and pointed toward the higher costs the public is paying on everything from electricity to beef. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are getting their fair share of the blame, but what no one seems to be pointing to is the growing energy crisis […]
The United States observed the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act in August. This monumental piece of legislation has provided a supplemental income to retirees in America for decades. Millions of people have paid into the system their entire working lives and received the benefits they earned. As chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. News that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is once again at the […]
Rashad al Alimi, the Riyadh-based chairman of Yemen‘s Presidential Leadership Council, used his September 25, 2025, United Nations speech to warn the international community that the “Houthis are only getting stronger.” Of course, his own behavior is in part to blame as he continues to take Saudi diktats and works to undermine any competitors who show […]
A gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Dallas field office on Sept. 24, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others. Investigators are treating it as targeted political violence and say they recovered an unspent round on which “ANTI-ICE” was etched. This is not just wanton murder. It’s an effort to assassinate democracy. ICE AGENT […]
Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours. President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate that success as he attempts to turn around a federal prison […]
