Author: Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner

Former President Donald Trump spoke with podcast host Lex Fridman for a wide-ranging conversation on topics spanning from the 2020 election and his race against Vice President Kamala Harris to plans for the presidency should he enter the White House again. The podcast interview, which aired Tuesday afternoon, is the former president’s latest interview on…

North Carolina‘s race for governor is trending toward the Democrats, according to a top political handicapper, days after the presidential election in the Tar Heel State shifted in their favor. Sabato’s Crystal Ball issued a new rating for North Carolina’s gubernatorial race on Wednesday, changing its election forecast from toss-up to “leans Democratic.” This leaves…

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency prevent a “Flint water crisis” from occurring inside federal buildings, arguing telework and the agency’s focus on climate policies led to unsafe drinking water. In a letter sent Wednesday to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner, the Iowa…

The death of longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) has set off a sprint for Democrats looking to replace the late congressman on the November ballot for New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District. Pascrell, who was 87, died last week after a series of hospital stays. He was set to be the oldest member of the House…

Former President Donald Trump marked the anniversary of the United States’s withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday by laying wreathes at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the soldiers whose lives were lost three years ago. House Republicans have used the date, on which 13 service members were killed in a suicide bombing in 2021 at the…

Former President Donald Trump did something unexpected on Thursday when he seemingly buried the hatchet with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA). On social media and Fox News, Trump applauded Kemp for his leadership in Georgia — a complete turnaround from the years of bashing and ridicule over the governor’s refusal to help him overturn the 2020…

Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom withdrew from the state’s House race Friday after she came in third place in the primary this week, leaving Nick Begich as the leading GOP candidate to take on Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK). “I entered this race because Alaskans deserve better representation than what we have received from Mary Peltola…

Democrats and Republicans are bringing housing to the forefront of the 2024 election as polling shows that affordability is becoming a major issue for voters. The presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is expected to come down to an extremely narrow margin and could depend on how their platforms sway…

Longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) died Wednesday morning, his family announced after more than a month of in-and-out hospital stays. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,” Pascrell’s family said in a post to the congressman’s X account. “As…

Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) goal of electing conservative school boards across Florida hit several roadblocks Tuesday night, with nearly half of his endorsed candidates suffering defeat. DeSantis, who has made national headlines for his stance on education in the Sunshine State, endorsed 23 candidates for Tuesday’s elections, and 11 appear to have lost, per Florida’s…