Author: Samantha-Jo Roth WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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Small Pacific nation agrees to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million
The Pacific island nation of Palau has reached an agreement with the Trump administration under which it would accept as many as 75 migrants from other countries, in return for $7.5 million in U.S. assistance. Under the arrangement, the individuals, none of whom face criminal charges, would be permitted to reside and seek employment in…
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Chairman of major voting machine firm faces scrutiny for partisan political donations
EXCLUSIVE — Devin Talbott, founder of the Maryland-based investment firm Enlightenment Capital and chairman of voting machine giant Hart InterCivic, is under scrutiny for his extensive political donations to Democratic candidates while leading a major U.S. election technology company, a combination raising questions about potential conflicts of interest in the U.S. voting system. Talbott’s firm…
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Collins and Dooley go toe-to-toe in Georgia Senate fundraising battle
Rep. Mike Collins‘s (R-GA) campaign said it raised nearly $2 million in the third quarter, matching the early pace of Gov. Brian Kemp’s handpicked candidate Derek Dooley in the GOP primary to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in 2026. Collins, a second-term congressman and trucking executive who entered the Senate race in late July, said…
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Democrats decry White House layoff threat as ‘intimidation’ ahead of shutdown deadline
Democrats erupted in anger Thursday after a White House budget office memorandum directed federal agencies to prepare permanent layoffs if the government shuts down. At a Capitol press conference, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted the Office of Management and Budget directive as a threat to federal employees. “We will not be intimidated by…
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Erika Kirk forgives husband’s killer, pledges to grow Turning Point USA in his memory
GLENDALE, Arizona – At a packed memorial for her husband at State Farm Stadium, Erika Kirk said she forgives the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk and pledged to expand Kirk’s work reaching young people. “My husband Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,” she said through…
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Activists deliver 80,000 petitions urging Schumer and Jeffries to back Mamdani
A group of about a dozen progressive activists delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures Thursday to the Capitol Hill offices of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), pressing them to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. Mamdani, 33, has gained a large base…
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SSA tells Senate data remains secure after whistleblower allegations tied to DOGE
EXCLUSIVE — The Social Security Administration (SSA) on Tuesday told lawmakers its systems are secure and pushed back on allegations from a former senior official who claimed the agency mishandled sensitive personal data. In a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID), SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano said the agency found no evidence that…
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Manchin memoir exposes secret Schumer deal that blindsided Pelosi and split Democrats
Former Sen. Joe Manchin’s new memoir reveals that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) struck a secret written deal with him in 2021 to cap former President Joe Biden’s signature spending plan at $1.5 trillion, an agreement Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discovered months later that left her “furious” and exposed deep fissures among Democratic…
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Congress left in the dark as Trump defends blowing up Venezuelan drug boat
The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers after ordering a U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea last week, with critics questioning whether the president has the authority to act without congressional approval. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Sept. 4, obtained by the Washington…