Author: Keely Bastow
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden defends his foreign policy, and Cassidy warns of port strike consequences
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Biden bids farewell to the UN President Joe Biden will address the United Nations for the final time today in New York City. In his speech, he will stress the accomplishments of his administration in foreign affairs. The only problem is his presidency has seen some of the most critical failures on the world stage,…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Social Security clock ticks, Trump’s best shot yet
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Social Security headache Social Security is one of the most searched issues this election, though you won’t hear either candidate talking about it as much as other hot-button issues such as inflation or abortion. Voters are concerned about the program’s survival since the trust fund is only set to be funded at 100% until 2033.…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Trump’s disappointing debate, moderator bias, and Taylor Swift weighs in
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About last night Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for the first time last night on the debate stage in what became a sparring match on policy. The moderators started the night with questions on the economy. Scott Jennings, a longtime adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), thought Trump…
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WATCH LIVE: Speaker Johnson holds a press conference on the continuing resolution
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is giving a press conference following an early-morning House meeting, as he continues to push for a continuing resolution before the government shutdown deadline of Sept. 30. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); (function(){ var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.async = true; script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘https://ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/userSync.js’; script.onload = function(){ PubMaticSync.sync({ pubId: 163198, url:…
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WATCH LIVE: McCaul holds press conference to discuss committee’s Afghanistan report
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who leads the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, is holding a press conference to discuss the Afghanistan report released Monday. The report was very critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”);…
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WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks about his Investing in America agenda in Wisconsin
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President Joe Biden is delivering remarks in Wisconsin at 4 p.m. EDT about his investments in rural communities. (function(){ var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.async = true; script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘https://ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/userSync.js’; script.onload = function(){ PubMaticSync.sync({ pubId: 163198, url: ‘https://trk.decide.dev/usync?dpid=16539124085471338&uid=(PM_UID)’, macro: ‘(PM_UID)’ }); }; var node = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(script, node); })(); (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095961405694822,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-5817-6791″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”);
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris raises her stakes, GOP leadership’s balancing act, and Smith pivots on Trump strategy
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Kamala Harris repeating Biden’s mistakes? Vice President Kamala Harris “risks raising the stakes” of the debate, as the Washington Examiner’s Sarah Bedford put it, by placing such a focus on her debate performance. Without any other media performances to compare it to, bar her recently announced joint interview with Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) on CNN…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Hints about Harris’s debate strategy, ‘Squad’ member safe, and DNC protest plans
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Looking back at what has been — in Harris’s last debate performance With Vice President Kamala Harris avoiding questions from the press, the debate against former Vice President Mike Pence in 2020 provides insight into what her strategy will be this time with former President Donald Trump. She and the former president are set to…
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US officials prepare for final round of hostage and ceasefire negotiations with retaliatory attacks on the horizon
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Diplomats and state officials are preparing to meet their Middle East counterparts this week as the Thursday ceasefire negotiation deadline nears. Negotiators are rushing to tie up any loose ends before the final round of negotiations begins Thursday. If the deal succeeds, it could signal a drastic change in the Middle East, where tensions have…
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Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket
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Vice President Kamala Harris has spent her career championing progressive legislation, from the Green New Deal to Medicare for all. Now, she’s backtracking on some of that support as she tries to rally voters behind her as the Democratic nominee since President Joe Biden dropped out last month. Here are six policies she’s walked back…

