Claire Carter

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

A truck carries the coffins of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Paramilitary Basij Forces, during a funeral for Larijani, Soleimani, and the crew of the sunken IRIS Dena warship in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean during the 2026 Iran conflict. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

What have US-Israeli forces claimed to have destroyed in Iran since start of war?

Claire Carter · March 30, 2026 6:00 am

In this photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second right, Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, left, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, second left, and Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, pose for photographs after signing a mutual defense pact, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks as Tehran vows to set invading troops ‘on fire’

Claire Carter · March 29, 2026 3:15 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Sen. Andy Kim latest Democrat to eschew Schumer leadership endorsement

Claire Carter · March 29, 2026 2:36 pm

Airline passengers make their way through the security lines, next to a closed screening area, in Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

TSA officers to be paid as early as Monday, Homan says

Claire Carter · March 29, 2026 12:12 pm

People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks, in Jerusalem on February 28, 2026. Israeli air defence systems destroyed some of the missiles launched by Iran, as sirens are heard in the city. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem says Israeli police blocked him from Palm Sunday service

Claire Carter · March 29, 2026 10:34 am

Domestically built Iranian missiles

Top diplomats meet in Pakistan for talks on ending Iran war as strikes continue

Claire Carter · March 29, 2026 9:43 am

Los angeles skyline

Decreased immigration leads to slowed population growth, with cities most impacted

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 12:23 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Team USA athletes, LA28 organizing committee members and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Delta executives and special guests take a picture with the official Olympic flag.

Olympic committee aligns with Trump in excluding transgender women from Games

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 11:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing-in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office.

Trump reiterates threats to ‘TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER’ as DHS funding deal stalls

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 9:54 am

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington.

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds meeting with Cabinet members

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 9:37 am

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Bill Maher to get Kennedy Center comedy award despite White House denial

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 8:50 am

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officers patrol Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., Monday, March 23, 2026.

National Security

Five hundred ICE officers deploy to New York to assist TSA

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 8:15 am