In Focus

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia walks out to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

Zacharia had to go. Here’s who should be next

Joe Concha · October 17, 2026 6:00 am

Bernie Sanders speaks outside next to a Medicaid Saves Lives poster, right.

‘Medicare for all’ is popular only when you lie about it

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, embraces U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, left, as Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, right, looks on during Rubio's arrival at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport near Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.

Is Rubio running without running?

Victor Mellor Sr.

Havana’s man in America: A MAGA nominee files as Castro’s agent

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks ahead inquisitively and innocently, as he attends a session of the BRICS Plus Outreach format in New Delhi, India.

Russian assassinations on Western soil demand violent retaliation

AOC in front of 'I voted' stickers. (Graphic by Christine Valora/Washington Examiner; photos by AP)

Centrist Democrats shun AOC, putting 2028 presidential run in doubt

Joe Concha September 30, 2026 6:00 am

With rosary beads wrapped around clasped hands, a man bows in prayer during a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A new immigration model for the Catholic Church for today’s world

Luma Simms September 29, 2026 4:00 pm

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington.

China is not our peer

David Harsanyi September 29, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump, China's President Xi Jinping with Bradford Wilson, Archivist of the United States, tour the National Archives.

Trump and Xi size each other up

Henry Olsen September 29, 2026 6:00 am

John Trumbull's 1818 painting of the Committee of Five.

Sally Hemings and her children were ‘Heritage Americans’

Tiana Lowe Doescher September 28, 2026 4:00 pm

Shadowed image of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan Abdul el Sayed glowing slightly with soft stage light on his face against a black background.

Abdul el Sayed’s government-run healthcare lie

Guy Benson September 28, 2026 2:00 pm

A collage of RFK, the HHS building, and a grocery store aisle

Democrats blame RFK Jr. for food outbreaks and recalls. Experts say it’s more complicated

Claire Carter September 28, 2026 8:00 am

Blue wave

After the blue wave: Trump’s presidency stares down an early end

Peter Laffin September 27, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with China's President Xi Jinping in the Oval Office of the White House.

The coming Democratic tsunami

Timothy P. Carney September 27, 2026 6:00 am

Baku

Blossoming US-Azerbaijani relationship collides with fate of two imprisoned journalists

Brady Knox September 26, 2026 2:00 pm

GOP midterm Convention guests cheer for President in Dallas Texas (Washington Examiner/ Adisa Hargett-Robinson)

Midterm elections no longer GOP v. Dems, but common sense v. chaos

Joe Concha September 26, 2026 6:00 am

Abdul el Sayed.

What el Sayed won’t say about Iran tells Michigan everything

David Harsanyi September 25, 2026 2:00 pm