Author: Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent Sept. 11 at memorial services in New York and Pennsylvania, just one day after squaring off in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. Though media outlets and experts widely declared Harris the winner of Tuesday evening’s debate on ABC News, Trump…

In a rare move, former President Donald Trump hit the spin room following his Tuesday night debate with Vice President Kamala Harris to do a bit of damage control. Fast reactions on social media seemed to agree that Harris fared better Tuesday night despite an apparent slant from ABC News’s moderators, but the former president claimed…

The White House called on the Israel Defense Forces Tuesday to make “fundamental changes” to the way it operates in the West Bank following the killing of an American Turkish citizen on Friday. An internal IDF investigation determined Tuesday that 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was shot in the head “indirectly and unintentionally” on Friday and has opened…

Former first lady Melania Trump posted a rare video to social media Tuesday, criticizing law enforcement officers for not doing more to stop the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Melania Trump has largely avoided publicly taking part in her husband’s 2024 White House bid but has helped organize several campaign fundraisers, including…

The White House defended President Joe Biden‘s efforts to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying that new terms submitted by the terrorist organization are blocking further progress. The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Biden administration’s negotiations had been “upended” by recent demands put forward by Hamas regarding imprisoned Palestinians to be…

It’s been more than a week since the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, and one thing seems clear: Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t seeing a post-convention polling bump typical of most presidential campaigns. Still, the race remains remarkably tight. Harris marginally improved her numbers before the Aug. 19-22 Chicago confab. She is virtually deadlocked…

Early voting is poised to get underway in several states this month. The Washington Examiner will take a closer look at the swing states, including voting rules you need to know and key differences from prior elections. Part 2 of Battleground Ballots will focus on what has changed in North Carolina, a critical battleground that Democrats believe could seal…

Vice President Kamala Harris’s long-awaited CNN interview provided few new details about her policy plans for the White House but did offer some clues on how she’ll approach the final two months of the campaign. Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), fielded questions from CNN’s Dana Bash for nearly a half hour. Former…

Former President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he plans to vote for Florida‘s abortion referendum this fall, which would reverse his home state’s six-week abortion ban that went into effect following the Supreme Court’s 2022 repeal of Roe v. Wade. Though Trump has taken credit for installing the Supreme Court justices who struck down the ruling,…

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will sit for a joint interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday. The interview will mark Harris’s first formal sit-down with a journalist since entering the 2024 race in July. The interview, which will be recorded earlier in the day, will air…