Author: Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner
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US primed for summer of unpredictable gas prices as Iran war rages on: ‘Living this uncertainty’
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The war with Iran has made summer gas prices unpredictable, as President Donald Trump’s shifting messaging on hostilities keeps the energy markets in limbo. There’s little concrete direction on where gas prices could go in the coming months, an expert told the Washington Examiner, since the conflict has been characterized by constant unpredictability so far.…
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America 250 poll finds hope in American dream has dramatically declined in recent years
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A poll released Monday found that confidence in the American dream continues to slip, as the United States marks its semiquincentennial. The AP-NORC America 250 survey indicated 34% believe in the American dream, reinforcing a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll released last fall that said just 31% of the public believed it held true. “As America…
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DOJ reviewing Boebert concerns about Washington Nationals discriminating against Christian pitcher
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The Justice Department on Thursday promised to examine allegations that Washington, D.C.’s major league baseball team discriminated against one of its pitchers on religious grounds. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sent a letter to the DOJ this week, requesting it probe concerns that the Washington Nationals discriminated against Trevor Williams and deliberately excluded him from social…
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What we know about nearly a dozen scientists who went missing, died, or were murdered
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The Trump administration is probing concerns surrounding nearly a dozen scientists said to be connected to highly secretive space research whose deaths and disappearances are under increasing scrutiny. President Donald Trump called the situation “pretty serious stuff” last Thursday, revealing he had just attended a meeting about the scientists and promised the government would probe…
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Spain pushes China to assume global leadership role
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday pushed China to embrace a larger role on the world stage as Europe increasingly turns to Beijing amid growing tensions with the United States. Sanchez’s speech at Beijing’s Tsinghua University follows recent moves from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and others to tighten ties with China after the…
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100 days until America250: Five host cities unveiled for July 4 celebrations
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America250, the entity tasked by Congress with marking the United States’ semiquincentennial, on Thursday revealed further details about its sweeping plans to celebrate the milestone. America250 chairwoman Rosie Rios launched the official 100-day countdown to July 4, and said the organization is creating “the largest synchronized Fourth of July celebration in U.S. history” through block…
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Lauren Boebert’s hard ‘no’ on Pentagon Iran funding request puts Mike Johnson in tough spot
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced on Thursday that she will not support further funding for the United States’s war in Iran, marking an uphill battle for the Trump administration’s effort to secure additional financing from Congress. “I’ve already told leadership, ‘I am a no on any war supplementals,’” Boebert told CNN. “I am so…
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Capitol Police chief asks for record-breaking budget, citing 58% increase in threats to Congress
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U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan on Tuesday argued sweeping threats against lawmakers justify his department’s historic budget request during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. Sullivan testified before the Legislative Branch Subcommittee on his budget proposal for fiscal 2027 funding. If approved, the latest budget would mark the first time it has gone over $1…
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Republicans roll out first ad pinning Democrats for not standing during State of the Union
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A conservative group is launching a sweeping ad campaign on Thursday, seeking to capitalize on Democrats‘ refusal to stand during a portion of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address centered on illegal immigration. American Sovereignty created a message highlighting a segment of Trump’s Tuesday address to Congress, when he asked lawmakers to stand…
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James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelans deported under Alien Enemies Act
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must return more than 100 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act last spring. “The Court will now order the Government to facilitate the return from third countries of those Plaintiffs who so desire,” Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District…