Author: Ross O’Keefe Washington Examiner

Tesla could face its largest wave of anti-Elon Musk protests yet on Saturday, as the electric vehicle company has been the target of numerous violent incidents over the last two months. Demonstrators are planning a “Tesla Takedown Global Day of Action,” with more than 200 protests scheduled at Tesla-affiliated locations nationwide. “Elon Musk is destroying…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who has mixed it up with prominent conservatives on his podcast and seemingly moderated his views, called the Democratic brand “toxic” on Friday. He pointed to a poll that showed his party has a 27% favorability rating. The California governor is considered a top contender for the 2028 presidential election, and…

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of three liberal justices on the court, warned against upending the legal system in a talk Friday in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have challenged aspects of the legal system by calling for judges who impede on his agenda to be impeached and pushing for the…

A pair of federal judges have paused portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale in their respective cases against the Trump administration. Jenner & Block and WilmerHale had employees linked to the Mueller investigation, which provoked Trump in part to punish them. Judge John Bates is halting portions of…

The Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono work to the Trump administration to avoid an executive order punishing it for allegedly weaponizing the legal system against conservatives. President Donald Trump has targeted several of Skadden’s competitors with executive orders in the last two months, but the…

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled 2-1 Friday that President Donald Trump can remove commissioners from the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board. The two commissioners the Trump administration seeks to oust — Gwynne Wilcox of the NLRB and Cathy Harris of the MSPB — were appointed by former…

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said she is “proud to be a team player” after President Donald Trump pulled her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations due to concerns about a thin House GOP majority. Stefanik was set to be easily confirmed as U.N. ambassador but will now return to her post as the…

Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk sat alongside other leaders from his team in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News on Thursday. Musk dished on his criticism of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), attacks on DOGE, and his deadline for a total of $1 trillion in cuts, among other topics. Here’s some of the most…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is hammering Virginia counties that refuse to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling to cut state funding from those who won’t cooperate. Following the arrest of a top MS-13 leader in Virginia by federal and state authorities, the governor said he will introduce an amendment in the state budget…

President Donald Trump backed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in his pursuit of a fifth Senate term in 2026. Trump announced his support in a Truth Social post on Wednesday night. “Senator Lindsey Graham is working incredibly hard for the Great People of South Carolina, a State I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and…