Author: Peter Laffin Washington Examiner

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) knows his Bible. Having spoken with him a number of times in recent years, I’ve grown accustomed to the senator casually dropping Bible verses in ordinary conversation.  On the phone the other day, Scott responded to my question, “How’s things in D.C.?” by saying, “We’re blessed and highly favored.…

For nearly a decade, Democratic Party elites, Never Trump Republicans, and legacy media personalities have warned that the “walls are closing in” on President Donald Trump. Yet seven months into Trump’s second term, the establishment, rejected in 2024, canceled by networks, and unmasked by scandals, teeters on the brink of collapse. Last week, two establishment…

A new poll released by Pew Research this morning reveals a seismic shift: younger Americans have swung toward the Republican Party at historic levels in the past two years. For a Democratic Party that relies on the youth vote as a foundational element of its coalition, these results are nothing less than a generational disaster.…

A 27-year-old Las Vegas man drove cross-country in a BMW with an M4 automatic rifle. He arrived in Midtown Manhattan on Monday and strode cooly into an office building on Park Avenue, where he sprayed bullets into the lobby, killing a police officer and two others. He then took an elevator to the 33rd floor.…

The very worst aspect of the reignited Jeffrey Epstein saga, followed closely by the resurgence of Russiagate, is that we’d finally gotten the best version of President Donald Trump. The historically successful Iran strikes and passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act marked the emergence of a self-actualized president. The brash and bawdy showman…

Wednesday marked a good day for the legacy media and the Democratic establishment. President Donald Trump’s description of the spiraling Jeffrey Epstein controversy as a “hoax” perpetrated by “Radical Left Democrats” is a boon to the swamp on two fronts.  First, the development splits Trump’s base, arguably this century’s most powerful and united political force.…

It’s true — every attempt to start a third party in the modern era has ended poorly. Ross Perot poured millions into his Reform Party only to see it peak with his 1992 presidential run before it faded into obscurity by the end of the decade. Centrist No Labels failed to field a nominee in…

President Donald Trump continues to remind his ranks that “America First” is whatever he wants it to be. Trump’s decision on Monday to reverse course on Ukraine and send additional weapons to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s military further riled up the “America First” faction of his base, which is witnessing its perceived influence within the Oval…