Claire Carter

Claire Carter is a breaking news reporter for the Washington Examiner. She previously reported for the Fayetteville Observer.

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event.

Platner ex alleges candidate removed condoms during sex without consent: Report

Claire Carter · July 7, 2026 6:33 pm

ICE officer vest is seen with "POLICE ICE" written over it. An ICE officer was struck by fleeing vehicle in New Jersey.

ICE fatally shoots illegal immigrant in Houston after alleged vehicle ramming

Claire Carter · July 7, 2026 6:04 pm

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, answers a question during a news conference at the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Michigan’s el Sayed backed defunding the police in 2020 despite denial: Report

Claire Carter · July 7, 2026 5:28 pm

Ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

US rescinds oil waivers for Iran after ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Claire Carter · July 7, 2026 4:14 pm

Belgium's Charles de Ketelaere, left, and United States' Alex Freeman battle for the ball during the World Cup

Belgium boots US from World Cup despite Trump’s last-minute interference

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 10:00 pm

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders

Fetterman tells Sanders to apologize for endorsing ‘predator’ Graham Platner

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 8:57 pm

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by CJ Gunther/Getty Images)

Leading Democrats tell Graham Platner to abandon campaign or face funding freeze

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 8:52 pm

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., departs following votes at the Capitol

What is Mitch McConnell’s status weeks after emergency hospitalization?

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 7:39 pm

Trump says Walmart to cut beef prices by nearly 15% for America 250

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 6:18 pm

Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Platner to ‘reflect’ on campaign’s ‘best path forward’ after being hit with sexual assault allegations

Claire Carter · July 6, 2026 3:50 pm

A t-shirt promoting democratic socialism

Socialism, communism, and Marxism: A guide to the ideologies behind the ‘blue scare’

Claire Carter · July 5, 2026 8:00 am

Angela Nikolau and Vanya "Ivan" Beerkus, the couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building spire, kiss at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall train station after exiting New York City Criminal Court after their arraignment, in the Manhattan Borough of New York, U.S., July 2, 2026.

Couple who climbed Empire State Building for engagement out on ‘supervised release’

Claire Carter · July 2, 2026 1:50 pm