Author: David Zimmermann, Washington Examiner

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) led a GOP-signed letter on Thursday asking Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House leaders for permission to form a new select committee tasked with investigating “radical left” groups that promote political violence. The request came after the assassination of Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk, who was shot once in…

Turning Point USA praised co-founder Charlie Kirk‘s Christian faith and commitment to “good-faith debate” in a statement Thursday following his death. Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday after he was shot in the neck by an unidentified gunman at Utah Valley University. Kirk left behind his wife, Erika, and two young children. TPUSA said it was…

Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles overwhelmingly defeated four challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary as she and other Democrats face backlash for the murder of a young woman on the city’s transit system. Lyles won over 70% of the votes cast by residents in the liberal-leaning Charlotte. Her closest challenger was Brendan K. Maginnis, who…

Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated that Chicago may not be the next city after Washington, D.C., to undergo a federal takeover. In recent weeks, Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have denounced the idea of cooperating with armed troops and federal agents entering the city to crack down on crime. Bondi said…

Zohran Mamdani holds a strong 22-point lead over Andrew Cuomo in New York City‘s mayoral race, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Mamdani received 46% support from likely voters compared to Cuomo’s 24% in the four-man race, the early September poll conducted by the New York Times and Siena University shows. Republican mayoral candidate…

Russia struck a thermal power generation facility in the Kyiv region overnight into Monday as President Donald Trump threatened to impose a second round of sanctions on Moscow. Russia deployed about 140 drones into Ukraine overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted or suppressed most of the drones, but 26 aerial projectiles came into…

Tesla is offering CEO Elon Musk an unprecedented pay package worth up to $1 trillion if he helps the electric vehicle maker reach specific milestones over the next decade. In a securities filing submitted Friday, the company’s board plans to give Musk more than 423 million additional shares in 12 batches. To obtain the first…

President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is conspiring against the United States as the foreign leader appeared alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during China’s military parade marking the end of World War II. “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim…