Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is deputy managing editor for policy at the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a discussion hosted by the American Action Forum and the Foreign Policy Initiative about the topic "Will We Confront the Growing Security Threats?" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Lindsey Graham talks ‘unbreakable’ US-Israel bonds with Netanyahu

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 8:49 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson pauses during a ceremony in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2015, to sign a preclearance agreement as part of the Beyond the Border Initiative with Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Jeh Johnson: New Orleans attack a reminder of threats we face

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 8:33 pm

Two U.S. congressmen, Steve King (right) and Steve Israel (left), took swipes at each other Saturday over each other's commitment to Israel. (AP Photos)

Reps. Steve King, Steve Israel mix it up over Israel

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 8:14 pm

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaking at the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

O’Malley claims Elizabeth Warren’s turf against Hillary Clinton

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 6:23 pm

In this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 file photo released by WAM, the state news agency of the United Arab Emirates, show Emirati pilots at an air base in Jordan. (AP Photo/WAM, File)

Reports: U.S. pulls troops out of Yemen following attacks

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:52 pm

A hooded and wired Iraqi prisoner is seen at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, Iraq in this undated photo. (AP Photo/Courtesy of The New Yorker)

National Security

Federal judge rules U.S. must release photos of abuse of war prisoners

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:33 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference after bilateral meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about Iran's nuclear program , in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Olympic Museum, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Laurent Gillieron)

Kerry cites ‘substantial progress’ on Iran deal as French demand no bomb

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:28 pm

President Obama cheers at the Princeton game against Wisconsin-Green Bay women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament in College Park, Md., Saturday, March 21, 2015. Obama's niece Leslie Robinson, plays for Princeton. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama takes in niece’s basketball game

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:07 pm

Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks to employees during a visit to Dyn, an internet performance company, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rand Paul slams ‘thinly veiled bribes’ to Clinton Foundation

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 3:07 pm

Obama’s ‘runaway spending habit’ blasted by GOP

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 10:00 am

"This is purely about politics," the president said.

Obama calls on GOP to confirm Loretta Lynch

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Richard Shelby, the Alabama Republican who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hasn't weighed in on legislative priorities or an approach to Dodd-Frank, his office said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Should fewer banks be ‘too big to fail’?

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 9:00 am