Author: Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner

Democrats gained ground with young men in the 2025 off-cycle contests, but turning those gains into a durable midterm edge in 2026 will be difficult for a party still split on major issues. Network exit polls show a pattern across several states: in Virginia, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger posted her strongest numbers with men aged 18…

EXCLUSIVE — Employees across the Department of Commerce and its major bureaus, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Census Bureau, are still required to submit monthly “five things” accomplishment emails, even though the rest of the federal workforce no longer has to. According to a copy of an…

The House’s decisive vote Tuesday to require the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, after President Donald Trump unexpectedly urged Republicans to support it, has thrust the controversy into the center of the 2026 political stage. Trump had spent weeks dismissing the push for disclosure as a Democratic distraction. But on Sunday night, he abruptly…

A swift return to normal operations at U.S. airports remains unlikely. At a news conference in Chicago on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said flight operations were beginning to stabilize after a difficult weekend marked by widespread staffing shortages and flight disruptions.  “Saturday, Sunday, Monday were very rough travel days, significant cancellations and significant delays,”…