Author: Washington Examiner
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Abbott threatens Texas Democrats with removal of office if they don’t return by Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) pressured the more than 50 Texas Democrats who have fled the state in protest of a new congressional map proposal to return for the full House vote on Monday, or else…
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Paxton backs ‘immediate’ arrest of Texas Democrats who fled state to block GOP redistricting vote
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has signaled he supports the “immediate” arrest of the Texas Democrats who fled the state in order to halt a vote on a GOP redistricting plan. Earlier on Sunday, more…
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Trump signals he would endorse Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia governor’s race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — President Donald Trump on Sunday night gave his strongest indication yet that he will endorse Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Trump was asked by the Washington Examiner whether…
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NORAD deploys flares to intercept aircraft over Trump’s NJ golf course
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian aircraft violating temporary flight restrictions over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday, marking the fifth unauthorized incursion this weekend. The aircraft was intercepted at 12:50 p.m.,…
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Texas Democrats leave state in effort to halt GOP redistricting plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Texas Democrats have jetted off to Chicago in what is a coordinated effort to delay the passage of a new congressional map that favors the Republican Party for the 2026 midterm elections. After a state…
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Berkshire Hathaway writes down Kraft Heinz investment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Berkshire Hathaway reported a $3.76 billion write-down for its shares in Kraft Heinz during its second quarter. This write-down reveals Berkshire Hathaway’s admission that its initial investment into the food conglomerate was overvalued and is…
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Search continues for ex-soldier suspected of killing four people in Montana bar shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police on Sunday continued their search for the former soldier suspected of fatally shooting four people at a Montana bar late last week. Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled from The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana,…
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Mike Lee drafts adjournment resolution to allow Trump to make recess appointments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said on Saturday he is drafting a resolution to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees as the confirmation process has stalled during the August recess. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) poked…
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DOE cancels $4.9B loan for energy project Illinois lawmaker calls a ‘scam’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate transmission line that faced pushback from Illinois landowners over concerns about…
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Abbott touts classroom cell phone ban, expanded online child protections in Amarillo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed two bills into law coauthored by freshman state Rep. Caroline Fairly, R-Amarillo, designed to expand protections for children and improve education outcomes in public schools.…