Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Court conundrums, Biden’s blues, and NATO nuggets
Legal eagles President Joe Biden and Democrats haven’t been the center of the legal universe in recent years. Most of the time spent in court, talking with lawyers, and fighting with judges has been part of former President Donald Trump’s portfolio. The president isn’t at risk of having to show up in court if he […]
US restrictions on use of long-range weapons remain, as Russian missile strike ravages children’s hospital in Kyiv
‘NO CHANGE IN OUR POLICY’: While President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Washington for the NATO summit celebrating 75 years of the alliance, Ukraine today is in a day of mourning after Russia launched its heaviest bombardment of the country in months on Monday. While the attacks targeted six areas of Ukraine, one particularly heart-wrenching strike […]
GOP seizes on Biden while Democrats debate his future
Republican lawmakers are going all in with their attacks against President Joe Biden, seizing on his vulnerabilities and hoping to weaken him further as a candidate as Democrats openly consider whether to replace him at the top of the ticket. House Republicans are preparing to attack Biden from all sides over the coming weeks, hoping […]
Where Trump cases stand after immunity ruling
The Supreme Court‘s ruling one week ago on former President Donald Trump‘s long-awaited claim of presidential immunity from prosecution is already affecting each of his four criminal cases. Trump was initially slated to be the first former president criminally sentenced this week, but the sentencing date was pushed back to Sept. 18 after the high […]
Biden to host new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at White House on Wednesday
President Joe Biden will host United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Wednesday. Starmer’s first visit to the White House as Prime Minister comes after the Labour Party was victorious in last Thursday’s election, earning a 170-seat majority in the House of Commons. “On July 10, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. […]
France’s disastrous left-wing victory – Washington Examiner
In a surprise triumph over the populist National Rally, France’s left-wing political alliance came first in Sunday’s final round of parliamentary elections. The New Popular Front coalition of leftists won 182 seats, President Emmanuel Macron’s party won 168 seats, and the National Rally and its allies won 143 seats. Many in the Western media are […]
‘Squad’ members throw Biden lifeline as prominent progressives back president in reelection fight
Progressive Democrats, such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have thrown their support behind President Joe Biden to remain at the top of their party’s ticket, while others have stayed silent. Some members of the “Squad,” a group of young progressive House Democrats, have come out in support of Biden as numerous […]
Biden doctor insists Parkinson’s disease specialist visits were not for president- Washington Examiner
In a rare letter, President Joe Biden‘s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, has denied that a Parkinson’s specialist who has been to the White House eight times in the past year was on the executive campus to examine the president. Dr. Kevin Cannard “regularly” visits the White House as part of its “general neurology practice,” […]
Biden stems bleeding among Democrats but faces broad uncertainty
President Joe Biden on Monday prevented the dam from breaking within the Democratic Party on his political future — for now. He faced only one new public call to withdraw from the race, bringing the total to six sitting members of Congress, even as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill for the first time in more […]
Greg Lopez sworn in, growing House GOP narrow majority
House Republicans gained some temporary relief after swearing in the conference’s 220th member on Monday, giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) additional breathing room with the GOP’s winning streak with special elections. Rep. Greg Lopez (R-CO), who won the special election to replace former Republican Rep. Ken Buck, was sworn into office on the first day […]