Author: David Zimmermann, Washington Examiner

Former House Republican Madison Cawthorn announced on Wednesday that he will run for Congress again, this time for the seat currently held by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running for Florida governor next year. Cawthorn filed to run for Congress nearly a month after he was arrested after failing to appear in court for…

Utah prosecutors said on Monday that they have a “voluminous” amount of discovery evidence against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man suspected of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university earlier this month. “There is a substantial amount of discovery in this case,” Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander told the judge. “It’s voluminous, to…

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Wednesday’s shooting that targeted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, is a “wake-up call” on anti-ICE rhetoric. “For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed,” she posted on X hours after…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to hold a press briefing on Monday, starting at 1 p.m. The briefing will come before President Donald Trump’s announcement about autism at 4 p.m. Trump teased the announcement on Sunday during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Arizona, where tens of thousands of people were in attendance…

Ryan Routh, the second alleged would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, is set to begin arguing his case on Monday in the third week of his federal trial over last year’s assassination attempt in Florida. Routh, who is representing himself, has said he plans to call a firearms expert and two character witnesses to the…

The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party announced on Thursday that he will not endorse New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, publicly breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), who backed Mamdani earlier this week. Jay Jacobs, who is Jewish, said he “strongly” disagrees with Mamdani’s views on Israel and other policy positions.…

Israel could be hit with new tariffs and sanctions after the European Union’s governing body proposed the measures on Wednesday as a means to force the Jewish state to end its war with Hamas in Gaza. The European Commission’s plan involves increased tariffs on roughly 37% of Israeli goods and hefty sanctions on two Israeli…

President Donald Trump teased on Monday that a deal has been made with China regarding trade and the future of TikTok. “The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL! It will be concluding shortly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A deal was also reached on…

South Korea said on Monday it is reviewing possible human rights abuses that may have taken place while its citizens were detained by the United States following a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia earlier this month. Seoul’s announcement of the investigation comes days after the Trump administration agreed to let more…