Author: Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Oct. 7 one year later and the Supreme Court prepares to fight ghosts
One year later The Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas terrorists on unsuspecting Israeli civilians that left 1,200 dead and 200 captured as hostages was the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The surprise attack was an escalation in a long-simmering conflict that vaulted the Middle East back into the consciousness of the West,…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: New York and the Supreme Court, and Harris fights for the margins
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Bribery, insurrection, and official acts Just because former President Donald Trump doesn’t call New York home anymore doesn’t mean he can escape the connection to the Empire State — for good or for bad. While the myriad legal fights that were projected to be the wrench in Trump’s reelection plans haven’t been as damaging as expected…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris’s buyer’s remorse, shattering strike, and a McCarthy memoriam
Buyer’s remorse? Vice President Kamala Harris shocked the country when she plucked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) out of the shadows to join her on her quest for the White House. The Democratic bench looked stacked with star governors of influential and pivotal states. Consensus wisdom said Harris would have been wise to pick Gov. Josh…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: One Biden group Harris is losing and a different type of border crackdown
Swap sickness On net, Democrats were thrilled to jettison President Joe Biden in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the presidential ticket in July. While the president has been praised for his service and his role in toppling former President Donald Trump four years ago, there was a dearth of excitement…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Republicans on offense, and Democrats spend big on losing effort
Litigation nation Former President Donald Trump and his allies were caught on their heels in 2020. After an incredibly tight election that was decided by a handful of voters in key states, Trump and an army of lawyers went on the offensive to challenge the voting procedures during and the results of the election. Most…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Shutdown vs. security and spending bill week is back
SAVE the citizens Republicans have been saying for years that they aren’t trying to make it harder to vote. They have been tightening the lid on rules around elections that were loosened during COVID-19, and that meant 2020 not only saw the largest turnout in any presidential election ever but also that there was increased…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Trump’s lawyer problem and Harris scrambling to hold Latino vote
The best people? Former President Donald Trump and his campaign team aren’t letting the 2024 election get away from them. They are already putting contingency plans in place to challenge election results in states they lose, setting up a protracted battle to certify the winner and give officials a repeat of 2020. Critics of the…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Another assassination attempt and chaos in Oakland
Another assassination attempt Former President Donald Trump had just 65 days of relative peace and security between attempts on his life. Secret Service agents protecting the former president were more proactive on Sunday than they were in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was shot. It’s not clear whether the “shots fired” reported by agents to the…
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When does the campaign stop being the campaign? Trump controversies highlight fuzzy lines
Donald Trump was one of the most famous people in the world when he descended the escalator at Trump Tower in 2015. Since then, he has been in a constant state of campaigning, winning elections, governing, campaigning, losing elections, and campaigning again. The lines between his conduct as a private citizen and his efforts to…
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Mergers and campaigns, Harris hides, and a tricky tax attack for Democrats
Campaign shopping cart Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump don’t want to walk down the campaign trail talking about mergers, acquisitions, and the Federal Trade Commission. They do, on the other hand, want to discuss grocery prices. The most enduring pain of the largest spike in inflation in 40 years, under the…