Author: Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner

The first and only vice presidential debate is just a day away, and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has chosen which top allies will join him in the spin room. Donald Trump Jr., Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will all be there to help Vance following the debate,…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is holding a press briefing at 2 p.m ET. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Earlier Monday, President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government would continue to provide resources to thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Helene. At least 115 people died as a result…

At least 100,000 Verizon users across the United States have reported being without service. Verizon acknowledged the outage, saying in a statement: “We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.” The SOS signal is appearing on phones…

With Election Day a little more than a month away, Get Out the Vote efforts are in full swing, but residents in more than a dozen states have until the end of this week to register to vote. Under federal law, the earliest deadline for voters to register to vote is 30 days before Election…

Former President Donald Trump will host a town hall around 6 p.m. Friday in Warren, Michigan. Warren is just 13 miles north of downtown Detroit and is located within Macomb County, which is home to many auto manufacturer plants. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump…

After nearly four hours of being stranded on a hospital roof in Tennessee, 54 patients and staff members have been safely rescued, according to Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN). “Everyone has been rescued safely from the roof of Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin,” Hagerty posted on X. “More trouble on the horizon for East Tennessee communities.…

Police were called during a Thornton Township, Illinois, budget meeting when an argument broke out between township supervisor Tiffany Henyard and a township trustee. The meeting was set to address the fact that the township was operating without a fiscal budget, but trustee Carmen Carlisle shifted the focus to Henyard’s history of lavish spending on…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he has no intention of resigning after he was slapped with a five-count federal indictment, but he could still be suspended from the governor’s office. If Adams did depart his post, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would take control of the city. Williams, 48, was elected as the city’s…

Former President Donald Trump will give remarks likely on the New York appeals court taking on his case, in which he is calling for the dismissal of a $454 million civil fraud judgment. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER On Thursday, the appeals court will hear arguments, but it will likely not…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell will hold a press briefing at 12:30 p.m. to discuss Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall on Thursday. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The National Hurricane Center has labeled Helene a Category 2, but it…