Author: Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner

China’s interior minister alleged that its waters are being secretly observed by marine life sent by foreign intelligence agencies. The ministry warned in a post on the Chinese platform WeChat that foreign agencies were waging an “invisible secret war” through “a variety of new spying devices” in the seas around China. “In recent years, the…

Ukraine launched a slew of aerial drones into Moscow, striking an oil refinery and disrupting air traffic in what appears to be the largest Ukrainian attack against Russia’s capital city. The attacks are part of a monthslong Ukrainian campaign which has targeted key Russian oil infrastructure miles away from the front lines of the war.…

The federal judge who ordered President Donald Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center is now seeking details on how the institution plans to remain open to the public during its planned renovation project. In a brief order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper directed the Kennedy Center to submit a status report by…

Voters across the country delivered a mixed verdict in a series of high-profile primary contests Tuesday, elevating political outsiders, boosting progressive candidates in deep-blue jurisdictions, and offering fresh clues about President Donald Trump’s hold on the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. Kemp and Trump both lose in Georgia’s gubernatorial race Republican businessman Rick Jackson…

Former President Joe Biden’s lawsuit against the Justice Department has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who rose to national prominence for overseeing several cases connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Biden sued the DOJ on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of private conversations and audio recordings tied to…

The chairman of the Republican National Committee touted President Donald Trump’s recent primary victories amid declining approval ratings within the president’s own party. RNC chairman Joe Gruters (R-FL) was asked about a recent Fox News poll showing that just over 60% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s job performance. Gruters, a Republican state senator from Florida,…

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved designs for President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The monument would be built on Columbia Island at Memorial Circle on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The arch would rise 250 feet from its base to…

Former FBI Director James Comey joked that he hoped to qualify for the Justice Department’s newly announced anti-weaponization fund, saying the program sounded like it was “intended for someone like me.” Comey made the remarks during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper after being asked about the DOJ initiative. “I first thought it was a…

President Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to take a hit thanks to prices rising amid the Iran war, according to new polling. More than 60% of respondents said Trump’s decision to go to war was the wrong choice, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll. Among Republicans, however, just over 20% of respondents thought…