Author: Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) side-stepped answering questions on former President Joe Biden’s mental decline, suggesting that she did not “frequently” see the president ahead of the 2024 election. The Biden administration’s cover-up of concerns over the former president’s mental acuity has gained newfound attention ahead of the release of a new book, Original Sin: President…

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) admitted the Democratic Party has myriad problems it must address, suggesting that the focus needs to go beyond criticizing former President Joe Biden. A soon-to-be-released book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson has renewed questions of Biden’s…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed on Thursday that the Merchant Marine Academy is restoring its iconic “Christ on the Water” painting to its original display, two years after it was removed. The painting, depicting Jesus Christ guiding a boat full of merchants adrift in the ocean, was removed from its display at the academy’s Elliot…

Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele urged the Democratic Party to own up to downplaying former President Joe Biden’s mental decline, arguing that doing so is the “first step” in rebuilding trust. Biden’s decline has been spotlighted following his departure from the White House thanks to a new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up,…

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) suggested that recent outbursts by Democratic lawmakers during congressional hearings mark the latest example of the party’s lack of direction for the future and that it is instead getting into “the weeds” over unnecessary issues. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Homeland Security Secretary…

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) argued that district court judges cannot rule as if they are politicians, which includes issuing executive orders against President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship on Thursday, where the focus will be on whether a single federal judge can issue a…

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli pushed back against primary opponent Bill Spadea’s criticism that came after President Donald Trump endorsed Ciattarelli in the 2025 election. Spadea, one of several candidates in New Jersey’s Republican Party primary election, argued that two candidates in New Jersey “lost big” in the 2024 election cycle despite having…

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) rebuffed recent comments by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) supporting his Democratic colleagues, who attended a protest opposing the Trump administration’s deportation of illegal immigrants. Jeffries recently stated that officials would “find out” if Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NY), LaMonica McIver (D-NY), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NY) were arrested or sanctioned,…

Kraft-Heinz is the latest American company to announce plans to boost manufacturing. The company, best known for brands such as Heinz, Oscar Mayer, and JELL-O, said it would invest $3 billion into its factories, generating 3,500 new construction jobs. The result will be the largest upgrade in over a decade. The decision follows President Donald…

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested President Donald Trump has a deeper motive in receiving a luxury jet from Qatar. He is trying to get Boeing to expedite an aircraft to replace Air Force One. Trump has pushed back against criticism over his openness to accepting a Qatari jet, suggesting that it was “a very…