Author: Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner
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Rubio and Newsom set to meet at US-Paraguay World Cup game
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) are set to cross paths at the 2026 World Cup game in California on Friday. Though they land on opposite sides of the political spectrum, the two men will sit in the same box during the United States’ opener against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, as…
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US primed for summer of unpredictable gas prices as Iran war rages on: ‘Living this uncertainty’
The war with Iran has made summer gas prices unpredictable, as President Donald Trump’s shifting messaging on hostilities keeps the energy markets in limbo. There’s little concrete direction on where gas prices could go in the coming months, an expert told the Washington Examiner, since the conflict has been characterized by constant unpredictability so far.…
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America 250 poll finds hope in American dream has dramatically declined in recent years
A poll released Monday found that confidence in the American dream continues to slip, as the United States marks its semiquincentennial. The AP-NORC America 250 survey indicated 34% believe in the American dream, reinforcing a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll released last fall that said just 31% of the public believed it held true. “As America…
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Trump calls LA mayor race a ‘rigged election’ after Spencer Pratt falls behind as final votes are counted
President Donald Trump expressed concern on Monday that the Los Angeles mayoral race was manipulated in favor of Democrats, after the leading Republican candidate saw his lead fall away, appearing to dash hopes of flipping the seat red. In Los Angeles, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to the general election, regardless of…
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Kennedy Center still committed to recognizing Trump while adhering to order to remove his name
The Kennedy Center emphasized that it remains committed to recognizing President Donald Trump while facing a court order mandating the institution reverse a name change honoring the president. A federal court handed down a decision in late May, ruling that Trump’s name must be removed from the Kennedy Center within two weeks, after his name…
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Anti-Trump programming heats up in progressive push to ‘reclaim’ America 250 messaging
Activist groups are offering a progressive vision for the U.S.’s next 250 years, positioning themselves against President Donald Trump’s plans to mark the semiquincentennial this summer. The coalition of groups, which are mostly focused on race, is spearheading protests from June 19 through July 4 in New York City, Chicago, Boston, and other major cities,…
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DOJ reviewing Boebert concerns about Washington Nationals discriminating against Christian pitcher
The Justice Department on Thursday promised to examine allegations that Washington, D.C.’s major league baseball team discriminated against one of its pitchers on religious grounds. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sent a letter to the DOJ this week, requesting it probe concerns that the Washington Nationals discriminated against Trevor Williams and deliberately excluded him from social…
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Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility
A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals on the same day the facility was set to open. The U.S. and the Kenyan government recently reached an agreement allowing Washington to establish the center to monitor U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo and…
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Supreme Court spurns NFL case alleging racial discrimination against black coaches
The Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday the NFL’s bid for a lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination to be moved out of court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the league. The development comes after several black NFL coaches, led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, brought a lawsuit against the league and three…
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North Korea carrying out new weapons demonstrations, South Korea warns
North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile and other weapons into the Yellow Sea this week, according to the South Korean military. The missile flew about 50 miles toward the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula and China, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. It was North Korea’s eighth…