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California Dreamin': Fight for Newsom seat

Trump calls bipartisan infrastructure bill 'beginning of the Green New Deal'

The 45th president slammed $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, saying it will be 'used against Republicans in the upcoming elections'

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 07:35 PM

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Team USA's comeback victory over China is one we can all celebrate

Zachary Faria

| August 08, 2021 03:12 PM

Infrastructure bill advances to final passage this week

Susan Ferrechio

| August 08, 2021 09:25 PM

GALLERY: Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony

Tokyo Olympics close with US leading in gold medals

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 10:24 AM

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NIH Director Collins calls for more vaccine mandates

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 11:04 AM

Trump 2020 legal adviser Jenna Ellis joins rally for impeachment

Daniel Chaitin

| August 08, 2021 08:48 PM

Loyola students win battle over COVID-19 vaccine

Tori Richards

| August 07, 2021 07:00 AM

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says he disagrees with DeSantis's pandemic policies

DeSantis issued an executive order forbidding school districts throughout FL from violating "constitutional freedoms."

By Jake Dima
| August 08, 2021 12:15 PM

2 dead and 8 wounded after multiple Washington shootings over 12 hours

August 08, 2021 02:36 PM

Chicago officer killed, another injured after gunfire erupts

August 08, 2021 03:28 PM

Inmate sentenced to nearly 25 years for murdering sister's rapist in prison

Shane Goldsby, 26, attacked 70-year-old Robert Munger in a communal area at the Airway Heights Corrections Center in July 2020.

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 02:10 PM

Bobby Bowden, who led Florida State football dynasty, dies at 91

Associated Press

| August 08, 2021 09:28 AM

Prominent teachers union president backs vaccine mandate for educators

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 11:34 AM

Texas House Democrats file lawsuit in fight against coming home to vote on election reforms

Mike Brest

Saturday August 07, 2021

Opinion

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Mask up for Washington's dishonest, hypocritical mayor

In South Dakota, the road signs lead to the Wall

Why isn't the government telling us about Chinese nuclear weapons?

Big Tech is a modern Tower of Babel that must be scattered

What being a gamer has taught me about the limits of democracy

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The 'disinformation' deception

Democrats are falling back on an age-old excuse for censorship.

David Harsanyi

| August 05, 2021 11:00 PM

White House
Liberal Democrats and Pelosi emerge as 'winners' from Biden's eviction moratorium bungle

Pressure from the Left pushed the president to do something he admits was unconstitutional.

Naomi Lim

| August 05, 2021 11:00 PM

Obituary
Carl Levin, 1934-2021

Old-school corporate watchdog and defender of senatorial civility.

Philip Terzian

| August 05, 2021 11:00 PM

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'Governor who?': Quotes of the week

The first week of August saw two governors face differing conflicts with Biden.

Washington Examiner Staff

| August 07, 2021 07:00 AM

University of Wisconsin removes rock from campus after declaring it 'painful symbol of racism'

Jake Dima

| August 08, 2021 04:40 PM

White House steels itself for fight over ATF nominee

Katherine Doyle

| August 08, 2021 07:00 AM

US: Taliban attacks 'contradict its claim to support' peace process

Joel Gehrke

Saturday August 07, 2021

FL officials hash out ways to punish schools that mandate masks

August 06, 2021 01:49 PM

Dixie Fire becomes third-largest wildfire in CA history

August 06, 2021 07:10 PM

Obama-nominated judge deals setback to group against presidential center

August 06, 2021 11:47 AM

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LA sheriff and politicians spar over homeless debacle

Gavin Newsom and local politicians refuse to declare a state of emergency or employ commonsense measures to combat the destruction created by homeless encampments throughout the county, Los Angeles County's sheriff said.

Tori Richards

| August 06, 2021 07:00 AM
Australia COVID-19 suppression threatened by delta outbreak

Australia is currently battling a COVID-19 outbreak that may have been caused, in part, by the considerable success the country has had previously in stopping the coronavirus, one that shows the limits of its strict suppression strategy.

David Hogberg

| August 06, 2021 06:01 AM
Biden points finger at GOP governors, possible 2024 rivals for pandemic resurgence

The White House is increasingly taking aim at Republican governors who have relaxed COVID-19 restrictions.

W. James Antle III

| August 05, 2021 06:31 AM

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Business

Economy adds 943,000 new jobs as recovery picks up pace

Joseph Lawler

Friday August 06, 2021

The economy added 943,000 new jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, bringing the labor market recovery to its fastest pace in over a year. The unemployment rate fell by half of a percentage point to 5.4%.
White House walks back Biden's plan to let pandemic unemployment benefits expire in September

Christian Datoc

Friday August 06, 2021

The White House has not made a decision on whether the expanded unemployment benefits launched during the pandemic should expire in September, press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dead at 72

Kaelan Deese

Thursday August 05, 2021

The president of the influential American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Richard Trumka, unexpectedly died overnight.

Policy Defense & National Security

US: Taliban attacks 'contradict its claim to support' peace process

By Joel Gehrke

A milestone military victory for the Taliban is casting doubt on whether the militant group intends to negotiate a power-sharing agreement with the central government, according to State Department officials alarmed by the worsening security crisis.

August 07, 2021 11:59 AM
State Department urges US citizens in Afghanistan to leave 'immediately'

August 06, 2021 06:44 PM
Israeli ambassador: Israel wants Iranian government ‘overthrown’

August 06, 2021 05:17 PM
Republican to file articles of impeachment against Biden border chief Mayorkas

August 06, 2021 03:38 PM
Israeli defense minister says his country is ready to strike Iran

Policy Healthcare

Mask up for Washington's dishonest, hypocritical mayor

By Washington Examiner

Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser imposed a new mask mandate in Washington, D.C. Beginning at 5 a.m. on July 31, both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated would have to wear masks indoors.

August 07, 2021 10:42 PM
Trump estimates 100 million dead from COVID-19 without his vaccine efforts

August 07, 2021 03:31 PM
Vaccine-resistant lambda variant is in the US

August 07, 2021 01:44 PM
Michigan hospital ends partnership with NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins over vaccine stance

August 07, 2021 10:29 AM
San Francisco sheriff's union warns deputies will quit over vaccine mandate

Policy Energy

State Department denies climate envoy John Kerry flew private jet to Obama's birthday party

By Mike Brest

The State Department denied reports that Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry traveled via private plane to attend the 60th birthday party of former President Barack Obama.

California's Dixie Fire becomes third-largest wildfire in state history

Kaelan Deese

Friday August 06, 2021

The Dixie Fire that has burned in two Northern California counties for 23 days is now the third-largest wildfire ever recorded in the state, officials said Friday.

US military: Iran attacked Mercer Street tanker with three suicide drones

Joel Gehrke

Friday August 06, 2021

Iranian forces launched “two unsuccessful explosive” drone attacks at an oil tanker last week before a third drone “loaded with a military-grade explosive” hit the ship and killed two sailors on board, U.S. military officials revealed.

Policy Finance

Jobs growth reignites debate over massive new spending

By W. James Antle III

To spend or not to spend, that is the question.

White House walks back Biden's plan to let pandemic unemployment benefits expire in September

Christian Datoc

Friday August 06, 2021

The White House has not made a decision on whether the expanded unemployment benefits launched during the pandemic should expire in September, press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.

Economy adds 943,000 new jobs as recovery picks up pace

Joseph Lawler

Friday August 06, 2021

The economy added 943,000 new jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, bringing the labor market recovery to its fastest pace in over a year. The unemployment rate fell by half of a percentage point to 5.4%.

“The preponderance of evidence suggests SARS-CoV-2 was accidentally released from a Wuhan Institute of Virology laboratory sometime prior to September 12, 2019.”

from GOP report says evidence points to COVID emerging from Wuhan lab

Byron York

Byron York's Daily Memo: For the FBI, a shameful anniversary

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Salena Zito

In South Dakota, the road signs lead to the Wall

Salena Zito's archive
Paul Bedard

Weekly Biden Report Card: Numbers count as jobs and coronavirus cases surge

Paul Bedard's archive
Michael Barone

The Manhattan Project's 'Martians' didn't look like America

Michael Barone's archive
Timothy P. Carney

Did Twitter break us or merely reveal our brokenness?

Timothy P. Carney's archive