Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

President Joe Biden’s nominee to become director of the National Institutes of Health has agreed to a number of major ethics commitments pushed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), including a pledge not to work for any major pharmaceutical companies for at least four years after leaving the government sector. Biden nominated Monica Bertagnolli for the…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley hit out against primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy over his foreign policy stance on Israel, decrying the business entrepreneur’s previous suggestions that the United States should halt funding to the Middle Eastern country as a “dangerous” proposal. “Ramaswamy’s attacks & desperate attempts at damage control don’t change how he treats our…

A Democratic-aligned group is launching a new ad aimed at boosting Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) as he mulls reelection by tying the West Virginia Democrat to an unlikely figure: former President Donald Trump. The Duty and Honor PAC, which is affiliated with Senate Democrats, will begin airing the ad this week, highlighting Manchin’s work to…

With just one week to go until the GOP special primary to replace Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT), a plurality of Republican voters in the 2nd Congressional District of Utah remain undecided on who to choose as their party’s nominee. Roughly 32% of GOP voters say they plan to back former state Rep. Becky Edwards, giving…

The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, demanding the prosecutor turn over key information detailing the criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In a letter sent by Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Thursday, the committee leader accused…

Former President Donald Trump announced he would not be participating in the highly anticipated GOP debate this week, raising questions about whether the event will garner enough attention among undecided voters to boost other candidates in the polls — or if it will be worth watching altogether. Eight candidates qualified for the first debate on…

A majority of registered voters across eight key battleground states say they would back a third-party candidate if the 2024 election features a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a report released on Tuesday. Roughly 63% in those states say they’d be open to supporting a centrist independent presidential…

Donald Trump has already declared himself a no-show for the first GOP primary debate this week, but that doesn’t mean the former president won’t be elbowing for room in the spotlight. Eight candidates qualified to participate in Wednesday’s debate, giving each of the presidential hopefuls an opportunity to distinguish themselves among a crowded field and…

Dozens of so-called scam political action committees were detected during the 2022 midterm elections, raising concerns about political swindling targeting vulnerable voter groups once again during the presidential cycle. At least 86 of these fraudulent PACs were identified during the crucial midterm cycle, according to a recent report by the nonprofit campaign finance group OpenSecrets.…

More than two dozen House Democrats are throwing their support behind Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in the Maryland Senate race, an early boost for the lawmaker in what will be a competitive primary for the seat next year. Twenty-seven Democrats endorsed Trone in a letter sent out by his campaign Monday morning, featuring high-profile names…