Author: Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner

Maryland Democratic Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks was involved in a series of plea deals during her roughly 15-year stint as a prosecutor that could challenge her persona as a tough-on-crime politician. Court records reviewed by the Washington Examiner of cases overseen by Alsobrooks when she was the top prosecutor for Prince George’s County about a…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doubled down on his request to use longer-range U.S. weapons to strike military depots in Russia during a private meeting with senators on Thursday, according to several lawmakers. The foreign leader emphasized the need for continued American support amid a broader trip to the United States to detail his “victory plan”…

The Maryland Senate race is shaping up to be a lot about Republicans who aren’t named Larry Hogan. The pitch from Democrats in the deep-blue state centers on the notion that a vote for GOP nominee Hogan, the former two-term centrist governor, is a vote to empower other Republicans like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and…

The Senate unanimously passed legislation on Tuesday to mandate higher Secret Service protection for the presidential nominees of major parties, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill, which passed the House last week in a 405-0 vote, would afford current and future candidates, including Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a notable break on Tuesday from former President Donald Trump on a policy with far-reaching economic ramifications. McConnell bluntly stated he was “not a fan of tariffs” despite Trump’s vows to invoke, with or without the approval of Congress, a massive tariff increase on the more than $3…

Democrats are pivoting to a new attack line against GOP Maryland Senate hopeful Larry Hogan that may raise eyebrows among those familiar with the centrist Republican’s record: He’s a fake Never Trumper. The rhetoric goes beyond that of Democratic rival Angela Alsobrooks, who’s sought to rebrand the former two-term governor as a “MAGA”-enabler that would…

Senate Democrats pledge to stick by Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) until the very end, even against increasingly long odds he can repel Republican Tim Sheehy. The path to the Senate majority likely runs through Big Sky Country. But a dour outlook on the race in Trump-dominated Montana raises questions about whether Democrats should shift crucial…

EXCLUSIVE — Dan Osborn, the independent running a long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), has praised Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to supporters despite trying to distance himself from Democrats and far-left figures in a Trump-dominated state. Sanders, one of four independents who caucus with Democrats, is a self-described socialist, and Osborn has sought…

The frustration over the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is bipartisan, but less so is how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Shelling out more money for the Secret Service in forthcoming spending bills is likely to face resistance among an array of congressional Republicans, who say the more than $3…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Monday released the latest in a series of whistleblower allegations on failed security measures during the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The accusations revealed by Hawley, detailed in a broader whistleblower allegation report, state that the hospital where Trump was treated after being shot in July at…