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Gov.-elect David Crowley (D-WI) and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Sarah Godlewski (D-WI) celebrate their win on Nov. 3 at an Election Night event in Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras holds the MVP trophy after the team won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 28. (Nam Y. Huh/AP; Ashley Landis/AP)

From Democrats’ midterm romp to the MLB, many victors come out of the blue

John Scott Lewinski · November 14, 2026 7:15 am

JD Vance Blue Wave 2028 election

Blue wave hits Vance’s 2028 chances

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the National Education Association’s annual convention in Philadelphia on July 3, 2024, as delegates considered proposals addressing Israel, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, antisemitism and the inclusion of Nakba education in school curricula. (Newscom)

Philly vile: How radicals took over the School District of Philadelphia

(Photograph by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Defending the defense secretary: Hegseth under fire

Alexander Zverev plays his men's singles match against Lorenzo Musetti on day three of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on November 4, 2026. (Photo by Ibrahim Ezzat/NurPhoto via AP)

The year in tennis 2026

Military personnel inspect each occupied cell on a two-minute cycle at Camp 5 maximum-security facility on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Guantanamo may be too expensive for Trump to keep

Jamie McIntyre December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly is a bit of an unknown quantity to many within the cyber policy community. (Peter Foley via AP Images)

With Gen. John Kelly pick, cyber may fade as DHS priority

Charlie Mitchell December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Protesters gather outside a Burger King in College Park, Ga., restaurant during a demonstration by fast-food workers and activists calling for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Trump scrambles the politics of the minimum wage

Sean Higgins December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Over 36 years, the department's mission has morphed from energy security to industrial policy, disguised as advanced energy research and innovation.

It’s time to consider killing the Department of Energy

Washington Examiner Staff December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Not only do trial lawyers use tried-and-true tactics like venue- and judge-shopping, but they also take advantage of jurisdictions where trial-lawyer-friendly legislators are loath to implement reforms.

Tales from the lawsuit industry

David Freddoso December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Healthcare industry lining up for Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Emily Murry is staff director of the Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Health. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Profile: She’s on the forefront of the Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham December 12, 2016 5:01 am

President-elect Donald Trump might have been expected to shun movement conservatives in his executive branch appointments, carving out space only for early supporters. This hasn't been the case. (Illustration by Bill Lesniewski for the Washington Examiner)

In Trump’s Cabinet picks, a peace offering to the Republican Party

W. James Antle III December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Winning the transition

Salena Zito December 11, 2016 5:01 am

Everyone wants a civil court system in which those genuinely harmed can seek fair compensation from those who caused them harm. But opportunistic lawsuits targeting the deepest pockets threaten to cannibalize the national economy and sap the vitality of its industry.

The public nuisance that is the plaintiff’s bar

David Freddoso December 11, 2016 5:01 am

The winner of one of the most hotly contested gubernatorial races in the country found himself sitting in the front row of the Carrier Corp.'s auditorium and about to embark on an overseas trip to the U.K. when the Washington Examiner caught up with the unlikely rising star. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Mike Pence’s replacement, and Indiana’s new governor, says ‘it’s a new day in America’

Salena Zito December 10, 2016 5:01 am

All indications suggest that Donald Trump's team is ready entirely to scrap the housing rule, clunkily known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Conservatives see the rule as outrageous government overreach and federal intrusion into local affairs.

Why Ben Carson’s HUD will take a wrecking ball to Obama’s housing rule

Joseph Lawler December 10, 2016 5:01 am