House Ethics Committee launches investigation into Tony Gonzales over affair allegations
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) over sordid allegations of an affair with a staff member.
The committee announced it would be investigating “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.”
The investigation will revolve around allegations that he engaged in an affair with Regina Santos-Aviles, his married former staffer who died after setting herself on fire in September 2025.
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
Michelle L. Price
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Updated 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. Trump, who said he...
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Trump wants to be personally ‘involved’ in picking next Iranian leader: Report
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 11 hours ago
President Donald Trump told Axios Thursday that he wants to be personally involved with picking Iran‘s next leader, despite multiple senior administration officials repeatedly declaring that “regime change” is not a stated objective of Operation Epic Fury. Trump conducted an...
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Iran widens regional war with first strike into Azerbaijan
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
Iran spread the growing regional war to the Caucasus with its first drone strike into Azerbaijan, hitting an airport terminal and damaging a nearby school. A video recorded by someone at Nakhchivan International Airport showed one of the drones exploding...
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Rand Paul excoriates Congress for failure to pass War Powers Resolution: ‘Should be ashamed’
Claire Carter, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted his colleagues for failing to pass a resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s military campaign in Iran. The Kentucky Republican made the remarks in an opinion column published on Fox News a day after...
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White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gives Trump chance to hit media critics
Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
At the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, former President Barack Obama delivered withering jokes against then-businessman Donald Trump. “Donald Trump is here tonight! Now, I know that he’s taken some flak lately, but no one is happier, no...
DOJ quietly closes autopen investigation targeting Biden and aides
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter. DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened...
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Here’s where House and Senate retirements stand in 2026
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
Nearly 11% of lawmakers are looking to make a change after the 2026 midterm elections, with several in both chambers either retiring or seeking higher office. The House received its first departure on Jan. 5. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)...
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Starmer defends waffling on Iran: ‘Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words’ is not ‘special relationship in action’
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner
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Updated 12 hours ago
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out swinging at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, blasting his opponents for questioning his posture on unrest in the Middle East. Fresh off the indignity of President Donald Trump dismissing him as “not Winston...
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Five takeaways from Minnesota fraud hearing where Walz acknowledged failures
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 9 hours ago
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledged Wednesday that their state has been engulfed in a fraud scandal targeting federally funded social services programs, as House Republicans pressed them over what they described as delayed responses to massive schemes that could...
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House committee votes to subpoena AG over Epstein files
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Updated 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by GOP Rep....
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Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas led the country as the first states to hold 2026 primaries on Tuesday, with the results showing some tough outcomes for incumbent candidates. In Texas, the results that trickled in left Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) set to face a runoff election with state Attorney General Ken Paxton, as neither candidate […]
Spain urges Trump not to ‘play Russian roulette’ with ‘destiny of millions’ in Iran
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hit back at President Donald Trump following threats that the United States would punish the European country for not allowing the use of its military bases to attack Iran. Trump told reporters during a Tuesday meeting in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that he instructed Treasury Secretary […]