Pete Kasperowicz

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Sen. John McCain suggested Tuesday that the Obama administration should leave another empty chair at tonight's State of the Union address to honor the thousands of Syrians who have died fleeing Syria. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

McCain: How about an empty SOTU chair for slain Syrians?

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2016 3:14 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday that "technology" is to blame for the uncertainty in the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House blames uncertain economy on ‘technology’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2016 12:52 pm

"The beltway orthodoxy ...[that tax reform should be revenue and distributionally neutral] ... crippled Mitt Romney's ability to campaign on reform and stifled the most recent congressional effort to draft pro-growth reforms," the Heritage Foundation said. (AP File Photo)

Heritage Action to GOP: Ditch revenue-neutral tax reform

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2016 10:01 am

After a former president earns $600,000, the Chaffetz's bill says taxpayers would no longer pay any allowance at all. (Bloomberg)

House votes to slash taxpayer subsidies for loaded ex-presidents

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2016 10:32 pm

State warns Mexico: ‘World is watching’ after El Chapo’s capture

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2016 10:01 pm

"There continues to be a robust interagency discussion about moving forward on sanctions for this particular program, and that's about as far as I can go," John Kirby said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

National Security

State ‘looking into’ whether North Korea is holding a U.S. prisoner

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2016 8:08 pm

As of Jan. 11, Bernie Sanders still trails Hillary Clinton by about 13 points, whereas Barack Obama closed the gap to just five in the first 11 days of the year. (AP Photo)

Sanders gains on Clinton, eight years after Obama’s surge began

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2016 6:19 pm

"The economy is not moving. The reason is, in my opinion, the tax environment and also the regulatory environment," says Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The U.S. debt is pushing $19 trillion. Here’s one senator’s fight to stop it.

Pete Kasperowicz · January 11, 2016 5:01 am

Watchdog: Feds paid Amtrak worker to spy on passengers

Pete Kasperowicz · January 8, 2016 4:14 pm

"[Mitt] Romney will inevitably falsify, distort and mangle facts on a range of subjects from Libya to the defense budget," Blumenthal wrote in a memo. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Blumenthal memo: Romney ‘lies,’ ‘distorts’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 8, 2016 2:29 pm

A video image of Blumenthal in 1999. He is scheduled for a June 16th deposition before the House Benghazi Committee. (AP Photo)

Blumenthal urged Clinton to use Hurricane Isaac as a political prop

Pete Kasperowicz · January 8, 2016 6:52 am

"I think its useful to keep in mind I've been now president for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Watch: Obama says he’s been ‘very good for gun sales’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 8, 2016 3:29 am