Author: Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner

A California state senator is being sued by her former chief of staff for allegedly abusing her power to coerce him into engaging in sexual acts and then firing him after he once refused her advances. The lawsuit accuses state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, elected in 2022 to represent the district encompassing the rural region northeast…

District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White pleaded not guilty to bribery charges when he appeared in court on Thursday for his arraignment. White faces one federal indictment after video footage showed him accepting $156,000 in bribes in exchange for using his position as the chairman of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to pressure…

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Biden wrote the bill when he was in the Senate, and through its passage, the federal government has strengthened its protections and support for domestic violence and rape victims. The…

Multiple business groups have called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen not to let politics influence her evaluation of Japanese-owned Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. As the chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Yellen will determine whether the deal poses a risk to the country’s national security. Politicians from both major political parties,…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has just nine days to address a $15 billion budget shortfall, and failure to close the gap could leave millions of veterans without disability compensation and other benefits. Since July, Congress has been informed that the VA will see a $3 billion shortfall for the rest of this year and a…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are placing a wreath at the Pentagon to honor the 64 people on American Airlines Flight 77 and 125 people in the Pentagon who were killed during the terrorist attacks 23 years ago. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Biden and Harris were in…

Department of Agriculture-trained inspectors reported health and safety violations at the Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Virginia, two years before the listeria outbreak. Federal food safety assessments completed in September and October 2022 revealed there were live beetles in the bathroom hallway, patches of green mold and numerous holes in the wall, trash on the…

Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard, dubbed “America’s worst mayor,” spent $85,000 on a party for the suburban Chicago village while she faces an investigation for taxpayer-funded expenditures. Henyard spent $50,000 in taxpayers’ money on one hour of entertainment from two musical artists and then over $35,000 on other costs such as staff, activities, and equipment,…

Over the next few months, the DC Circulator will be phased out as Metro buses take over some of the most popular routes. But not all of the routes are being replaced. The city announced earlier this year that the Circulator’s current ridership was not enough to sustain its $40 million operating budget. The ride…

Congress will honor the 13 service members killed during a suicide bombing attack at Abbey Gate near Kabul’s airport in August 2021. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the family members of the service members who died during the attack. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER…