Author: Washington Examiner Staff

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the Royalty Transparency Act in a 13-0 vote on Wednesday.  The bill was introduced by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rick Scott (R-FL). It requires government employees and advisory committee members to acknowledge any royalty payments they may receive during their work. It is part of…

TRUMP BLASTS ‘NASTY’ LONDON MAYOR IN FRONT OF STARMER President Donald Trump is in Aberdeen, Scotland, to celebrate the grand opening of a new course at the Trump hotel, Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen. During his trip, he secured a major trade deal with the European Union and met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir…

Russia launched a drone and missile attack on a Ukrainian hospital and prison on Monday night, killing at least 21 people and wounding 80 others. Russia’s assault on Ukraine included two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 37 Shahed-type drones, according to the Associated Press. Ukraine’s Air Force claimed it intercepted 32 of the drones. The weapons…

Pope Leo XIV mourned those killed in the violent attack on a Catholic church in the Congo on Sunday by Islamic State-backed rebels.  The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region. The attack left 43 people dead, according to a United Nations representative. “His Holiness Pope Leo…

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday night that he has “lawyered up.”  Clapper’s decision to do so comes after recent revelations and accusations by the Trump administration that intelligence agencies falsified information to claim Russia engaged in election interference in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump…

Four Russian warplanes were intercepted by U.S. Air Force fighter jets off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday.  Two of the planes flying off the Alaskan coast were Russia’s Tu-95 Bear bomber, an aircraft one hailed as the Soviet Union’s preeminent nuclear bomber. The other planes were two Su-35 Flanker fighter jets, reported Air &…

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.144 on Tuesday. Although this is a slight increase from Sunday and Monday, when gas was $3.14 per gallon, the rise is negligible, and prices have remained steady for the last few days.  Gas prices on Tuesday are less expensive than a week ago,…

The Gender Development Program at Children’s National Hospital will discontinue its gender-affirming medication prescription program for transgender minors and no longer offer transition services. An announcement was made on the program’s website on Monday. The change will go into effect on Aug. 30, according to a statement on the hospital’s webpage for the program. Previously,…

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, made famous for his role as Theo Huxtable, died on Sunday after an accidental drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica. He was 54 years old. Warner was swimming in the Caribbean Sea off of Playa Cocles beach when a current pulled him deep into the sea, the Associated Press…

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday.  Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s upper house election. It was a sizable addition for the party, which was founded in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic,…