Author: Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Sunday laughed off criticisms that fellow Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) had for his national tour. The rallies put on by Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have drawn large crowds, including in traditionally red states with districts held by Republicans in Congress. Sanders laughed when NBC News’s Meet the Press host Kristen…

President Donald Trump‘s National Garden of American Heroes has finally received the funding necessary just in time for the United States of America’s 250th birthday. This is the latest on a 2020 promise from Trump to display 250 statues of prominent figures in American history. Some of these include John Adams, Clara Barton, Orville and…

Journalists gathered in Washington, D.C., over the weekend to accept awards for their coverage of the White House, culminating in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. While the event typically hosts the sitting president, President Donald Trump was not in attendance as he was returning from the Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. However,…

Jack in the Box announced it will close as many as 200 “underperforming” restaurants in order to “strengthen its balance sheet.” The San Diego-based chain has reported consecutive losses over the last three quarters. In addition to these most recently announced closures, the company plans to close an additional 1.5% to 2.0% during this fiscal…

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) defended hosting an in-person town hall, saying he disagrees with Republican leadership discouraging them. Donalds’s Monday town hall is the latest example of Republican town halls going sideways as protesters have increasingly infiltrated the meetings to shout down lawmakers. As a result, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) told members that they should cease…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) predicted that as long as the Democratic Party “digs down” on losing issues, the Republican Party will win the midterm elections in 2026. An estimated 10 million immigrants illegally entered the U.S. during President Joe Biden’s term. Now President Donald Trump is facing major pushback from Democratic lawmakers for deporting roughly 100,000 during the first 100 days…

A man arrested in Colombia is the first to face terrorism charges over his alleged affiliation with Tren de Aragua. Tren de Aragua is among the gangs labeled as terrorist organizations by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, 24, is allegedly a high-ranking member of TdA. Colombian officials arrested Martinez Flores on March 31 over the…

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) condemned her Democratic colleagues for taking the side of illegal immigrants over their constituents. Cammack’s comments come as Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR) spent part of their recess in El Salvador trying to meet deported illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The unofficial delegation was…

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he won’t be running for reelection in 2026. Durbin, 80, served five terms in the Senate, and his announcement was met with celebration among some in the Republican Party. “After decades of speeches and zero real progress for Illinois families, Dick Durbin is stepping aside — proof that even the…

Fox News host Martha MacCallum snapped at American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten during a segment on school choice. Weingarten, who has long opposed school choice in order to protect her union workers’ jobs, tried to make a case that Florida, a proponent of school choice, has low National Assessment of Educational Progress scores…