Author: Washington Examiner Staff

Actor Jason Bateman slammed President Donald Trump‘s supporters during a podcast interview with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, claiming that Republicans, and Trump supporters particularly, keep themselves insulated from the truth. Bateman made the remarks recently on an episode of Wallace’s The Best People with Nicolle Wallace podcast. In his criticism of Republican and Trump voters,…

A man found guilty of murdering a bank loan officer’s wife in 1976 was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday evening. Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed by lethal injection. He was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Edwina Marter as part of a ransom scheme to get tens of thousands of dollars from Charles Marter, a…

President Donald Trump stressed his commitment to NATO in comments before meeting with leaders at the alliance’s summit on Wednesday at The Hague, Netherlands. When asked about the United States’s commitment to NATO’s Article 5, Trump said he supported the alliance. “We are with them all the way,” Trump said. NATO’s Article 5 is at…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation in the Senate on Tuesday that could redefine collegiate athletics, especially regarding student-athletes’ compensation. Paul’s Collegiate Sports Integrity Act would exempt “athletic conferences, associations, and participating schools” at the college level from the nation’s current antitrust laws, according to a press release. The senator said his bill would “restore…

As global tensions continue to rise, particularly due to military conflicts between Israel and Iran, and Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced new appointments to the Homeland Security Advisory Council on Tuesday. The Trump administration touted the additions as “new-look” and “America First” in a press release issued…

A notorious Iranian prison and nuclear facility were reportedly targeted in Israeli airstrikes on Monday. Iran’s Evin Prison, located in the capital city of Tehran, and the Fordo nuclear facility were bombed on Sunday, reported Iranian state media.  The prison is widely known for keeping political prisoners, such as high-profile European and American citizens, who…

Congressional Democrats and some Republicans have cried foul over President Donald Trump’s ordered bombing of Iran‘s nuclear facilities on Saturday. Critics of the military operation claim that Trump did not have the constitutional authority to order the bombings and that it was a violation of power. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued to the contrary, specifically…

The national average price for regular gas increased again on Friday, rising to $3.217 per gallon, according to AAA.  Friday’s price meant fuel costs increased by over eight cents per gallon during the last week. It was also an increase of over one cent per gallon since Thursday, when a gallon of regular gas was…

Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear development sites with a wave of airstrikes on Thursday, seeking to decimate the country’s nuclear program. Israel’s air force bombed Iran’s Arak Nuclear Complex on Thursday morning. The facility is known as IR-40 and is used as a heavy-water nuclear reactor, according to the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. Heavy water helps…

An Iranian missile hit Soroka Medical Center, the largest hospital in southern Israel in the city of Beersheba, on Thursday.  The missile strike caused “extensive damage,” but no serious injuries were reported. Most people in the hospital had already been evacuated before Iran’s attack, according to the Associated Press. However, the hospital building was reportedly…