Author: Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner

The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into an assault on Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez. Hernandez, a journalist for TPUSA’s Frontlines, said she was “violently” shoved when she was covering a protest in Minnesota on Saturday, identifying her assaulter as Chris Ostroushko. Article III Project Attorney Mike Davis said he is pushing…

Former Vice President Mike Pence said the United States needs to “finish the fight” in its “brilliant campaign” against Iran. The U.S. and Iran began a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, over a month after Operation Epic Fury began in late February. Pence, who served with President Donald Trump in his first term, gave his former boss “all the credit…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pushed back against members of his own party for mocking President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran on Wednesday. A common saying Trump’s opponents have been mocking him with is the word “TACO,” an acronym for “Trump always chickens out.” This taunt was used when Trump reached a two-week ceasefire deal…

Some House Republicans are optimistic about President Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi as they continue to seek answers on files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump fired Bondi on Thursday, two months after the hearing over her handling of the Epstein files went viral. He named Deputy Attorney General Todd…

Former National Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent urged his followers on X to contact the White House and their lawmakers to oppose deploying U.S. ground troops in Iran. Kent resigned from the Trump administration earlier this month over the war in Iran, claiming in his resignation letter that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation”…

Second lady Usha Vance unveiled her new story time podcast of reading children’s stories on Monday. The podcast, Storytime with the Second Lady, features either her reading books or inviting a special guest to read, and is part of her initiative to increase childhood literacy rates. Three episodes, approximately 10 minutes long, have been released…

Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) pushed back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) framing of the SAVE America Act as “Jim Crow 2.0” on Sunday. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will not sign any other bill until the SAVE Act reaches his desk, saying it “supersedes everything else.” The…

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said on Thursday that she will not sit for an inquiry with Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro regarding the “seditious six” video last year. Slotkin is under federal investigation for participating in a joint video message to the intelligence community and U.S.…

President Donald Trump may not be attending the 2026 Super Bowl, but he will be partaking in NBC News’s pre-game interview. Portions of Trump’s interview will air at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with another portion airing shortly before kickoff on Sunday. This marks the first sit-down interview with Trump for network anchor Tom Llamas, since…

Conservative activist Riley Gaines told the Washington Examiner she will speak with an alleged victim involved in West Virginia v. B.P.J. on Wednesday, saying it is “really important” to give her a voice. West Virginia v. B.P.J. is one of two pivotal cases the Supreme Court will hear arguments for on Tuesday, as both could…