Claire Carter

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

President Donald Trump listens before signing a spending bill in the Oval Office.

Trump says he won’t sign other bills until Congress passes SAVE America Act

Claire Carter · March 8, 2026 12:08 pm

A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohsen Ganji)

CENTCOM issues safety warning to Iranian civilians: ‘Stay at home’

Claire Carter · March 8, 2026 11:11 am

Flames rise from an oil storage facility south of the capital Tehran as strikes hit the city during the U.S.–Israel military campaign

Bahrain accuses Iran of striking desalination plant as Israel hits oil facility in Tehran

Claire Carter · March 8, 2026 10:35 am

Norwegian police and technicians attend at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway

US Embassy in Oslo hit by explosion, Norwegian police say

Claire Carter · March 8, 2026 9:34 am

Markwayne Mullin.

What happens to Mullin’s Senate seat if confirmed as DHS head

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 4:20 pm

Harvard University campus.

Harvard outlines workarounds to Hegseth’s anti-Ivy order

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 2:39 pm

President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump demands Israeli president pardon Netanyahu: ‘Herzog is a disgrace’

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 1:11 pm

In this Nov. 7, 2016 file photo, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and commanders overlook Islamic State group positions during heavy fighting in Bashiqa, east of Mosul, Iraq. Over the past century, Kurds in the Mideast have gotten close to setting up their own state or autonomous regions on several occasions only to have their dreams shattered after being abandoned by world powers. The latest instance comes with Syria's Kurds who with U.S. backing have led the fight against the Islamic State group in that country. Now the U.S. plans to withdraw from Syria, leaving the Kurds to face Turkish forces.

Who are the Kurds, the group rumored to be joining the US war in Iran?

Claire Carter, Brady Knox · March 5, 2026 1:01 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

Rand Paul excoriates Congress for failure to pass War Powers Resolution: ‘Should be ashamed’

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 11:15 am

The office of Feeding Our Future is seen

Minneapolis man sentenced for bribery scheme in Feeding Our Future fraud trial

Claire Carter · March 4, 2026 10:04 pm

This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows a Tactical Operations Center at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Pentagon identifies two other soldiers killed in Kuwait drone attack

Claire Carter · March 4, 2026 9:29 pm

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements.

Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide: ‘Lapse in judgment’

Claire Carter · March 4, 2026 7:07 pm