Author: Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner

The first and likely only debate between Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Tuesday night offered a far greater window into how the vice presidential hopefuls would tackle voters’ top concerns than when their running mates went head-to-head. Some of the most searched topics on the Google Trends list included those that…

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) appeared to display a softer and more likable Midwestern style in Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, a strategy that could flip the script on his unfavorable rating. In several exchanges on the debate stage that he shared with Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Vance struck a more sympathetic tone when he showed…

Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) messaging strategy during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate used two simple words early out of the gate to draw a contrast between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris is “steady,” while Trump is “fickle.” Just minutes into the 90-minute debate against Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Walz touted…

Tens of millions of dollars are streaming into Michigan’s battleground “toss-up” Senate race for Republican nominee Mike Rogers just weeks before Election Day as he takes on Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has seen north of $30 million pledged from conservative super PACs in recent days to prop…

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to gain political capital after Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel as part of a broader proxy war in the Middle East. Speaking for roughly an hour at a rally in battleground Wisconsin, the GOP presidential nominee attempted to place the blame for Iran’s attack on…

The National Rifle Association’s political arm is pumping a seven-figure ad buy into the toss-up Ohio Senate race to boost Republican nominee Bernie Moreno. A new ad released Tuesday by the NRA Political Victory Fund targets Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on gun control measures and crime, a prominent policy matter on the campaign trail in…

EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Labor has landed itself back in the crosshairs of House Republicans over accusations it sought to boost Democrats in the 2024 elections by hosting a pro-union event on the taxpayer’s dime. In correspondence first seen by the Washington Examiner, the House Education and Workforce Committee is demanding that acting Labor…

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is accentuating the political skills of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) ahead of the Democratic vice presidential nominee’s Tuesday night debate against his GOP counterpart, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). The strategy seeks to paint Walz as a decadeslong, out-of-touch politician who deceives voters and will boost the image of Vance’s more…

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) will go head-to-head Tuesday evening for the first and only vice presidential televised debate. The event, moderated by CBS News, will feature 90 minutes of live discussion between the running mates of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris just three weeks after the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky capped off a U.S. trip on Thursday with high-stakes meetings on Capitol Hill and at the White House. The wartime foreign leader expressed public gratitude to leaders in Washington for their continued support but was resolute behind closed doors in his request to strike deeper into Russia with American weapons. “It’s…