Author: Washington Examiner Staff

Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” announced on Monday that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. He said it was the same kind of cancer that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with.  “Dilbert” was a famous comic strip that humorously criticized the inner workings of corporate America through the…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) launched wild accusations on Sunday that the Trump administration and budget cuts initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency contributed to the Mexican navy training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, which killed two people and injured 20.  “With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night, I’m fighting for…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a statement on Sunday speculating that the Mexican navy training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge could have been avoided. It was an accusation that drew the ire of the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on X, Schumer insinuated that cuts implemented by the Department…

Former President Barack Obama extended his well wishes to former President Joe Biden on Sunday evening.  Biden’s office announced earlier in the day that the 46th president had received a serious prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden was Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017.  “Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family,” Obama said…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night about President Donald Trump‘s trip to the Middle East. One of the main topics the pair discussed was Iran. During the trip, Trump has repeatedly teased that he is cautiously close to making a deal with Iran regarding the country’s…

New Jersey Transit locomotive engineers went on strike early Friday morning after negotiations between the transportation company and union workers failed to produce a contract agreement.  It was Garden State’s first transit strike since 1983. Due to the work stoppage, hundreds of thousands of people in the New York Metropolitan area will have to find other means…

The “Golden Dome for America: Current and Future Missile Threats to the U.S. Homeland” assessment was released by the Defense Intelligence Agency earlier this week, specifying the kinds of threats the U.S. will face from advanced missile weaponry in the next decade.  The report provided information on the “agency’s unclassified intelligence on adversary missile threats”…

A Democrat introduced legislation in Congress to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order to reduce drug prices.  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced his intentions on the House floor on Wednesday, emphasizing the point that Americans shouldn’t be paying more for drugs than people in other countries. “I rise today to introduce as legislation, President Trump’s…

Gas prices are on the decline. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped on Friday to $3.145, according to AAA. Friday’s price was a slight decrease from Thursday, when regular gas was $3.152 per gallon. It was also less expensive than a week ago, when the fuel costs were $3.18 per…

“What should my name be?” Robert Prevost asked his older brother John the night before the conclave to select the next leader of the Catholic Church.  It was with that hint that John Prevost realized his brother could become the next pope, the successor to Pope Francis. “We started rattling off names just to rattle…