Claire Carter

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

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Johnson confident housing bill will become law with or without Trump’s signature

Claire Carter · June 30, 2026 8:28 am

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Washington

Senate ethics board dismisses Luna’s misconduct complaint against Gallego

Claire Carter · June 29, 2026 2:33 pm

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sportsin the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026.

DeSantis signs $117.6 billion Florida budget

Claire Carter · June 29, 2026 1:43 pm

Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton

Acton’s fundraising matches Ramaswamy as Democrats see hope in Ohio polling

Claire Carter · June 29, 2026 11:50 am

E. Jean Carroll walks out of federal court in Manhattan.

Supreme Court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict

Claire Carter · June 29, 2026 10:33 am

Former Missouri Rep. Cori Bush

Socialists see success by abandoning anti-Trump messaging for anti-establishment strategy

Claire Carter · June 29, 2026 6:00 am

A worker scrubs algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, June 19, 2026.

Trump says ‘criminally made’ algae purged from Reflecting Pool

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 3:59 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), left, speaks as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), right, listens.

Sen. Chris Murphy says socialist wins prove Democratic Party ‘alive and growing’

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 2:39 pm

President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s 2020 election loss enabled powerful second term: Haberman and Swan

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 1:36 pm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters.

Mamdani rejects idea of amending Constitution’s natural-born rule for president

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 12:08 pm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier

Mamdani mocks Democrats’ anti-socialist ‘manifesto’ after New York primary wins

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 11:20 am

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives the State of the State address

Ohio’s DeWine tells Trump to ‘reconsider’ stripping TPS protections from Haitians

Claire Carter · June 28, 2026 11:01 am