Author: Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner

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…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed to support a Republican-led bill that would block senators from collecting pay during a government shutdown. The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution introduced by Republican Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) after two government shutdowns in recent months left thousands of federal workers without paychecks. The…

A new poll of adults in the United States found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are the top choices in their respective parties for the 2028 presidential election. Atlas Polls surveyed more than 2,000 Americans in early May on their views of the Trump administration, upcoming national elections, and…

The Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former U.S. ambassador accused of secretly working as a Cuban spy for decades. Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint on Thursday in Miami against Victor Rocha, a Colombian-born former diplomat who pleaded guilty in 2023 to acting as an illegal agent for Cuba. Rocha…

A North Carolina federal judge is poised to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s second court appearance after his attorneys argued he already made an initial appearance in a related federal case. Comey, who led the FBI from 2013 to 2017, was indicted last week over a social media post prosecutors allege carried threatening implications…

Five incumbent Indiana Republican state senators lost their primaries to candidates backed by President Donald Trump and only one survived with one race yet to be called, capping the president’s retribution campaign in the state. Trump-backed candidates Trevor De Vries, Brian Schmutzler, Blake Fiechter, Tracey Powell, and Michelle Davis defeated state Sens. Dan Dernulc, Linda…

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday announced eight additional candidates to its target list as Republicans seek to defend their House majority ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  The candidate program, recently rebranded from the Young Guns initiative to the MAGA Majority, aims at boosting contenders in battleground districts who align themselves with President…

Over the past several months, Democrats have rolled out a series of messaging bills aimed squarely at targeting President Donald Trump and his policies, underscoring their strategy heading into the 2026 midterm elections. However, the legislation included in the push, which spans issues from war powers to impeachment, has a near-zero chance of passing.   War…