Donald Trump

partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate

Government shutdown likely to bleed into second week without movement from Democrats

Brady Knox -

October 3, 2025 9:48 am

Daily on Defense

In declaring ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump effectively designates smugglers as ‘enemy combatants’ to be killed on sight

Jamie McIntyre -

October 3, 2025 7:15 am

The Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to the government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.

News

Shutdown sends campaigns into overdrive to seize on government chaos

Ramsey Touchberry -

October 3, 2025 7:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., listens as he speaks to reporters, at the U.S. Capitol. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Magazine

Chuck Schumer’s shutdown agony

Hugo Gurdon -

October 3, 2025 6:10 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) visit the Federal Reserve on July 24. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Business

Political meddling may harm the economy in the long term

Nick Thomas -

October 3, 2025 6:05 am

State

Government shutdown seeps into New Jersey governor’s contest with Hudson Tunnel project stalled

Rachel Schilke -

October 3, 2025 6:00 am

Senior military leaders gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 30, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Defense

Trump and Hegseth seek a stop to identity politics undercutting military effectiveness

Mackubin Thomas Owens -

October 3, 2025 5:57 am

(Washington Examiner illustration; AP photos)

Magazine

What JD Vance could learn from Kamala’s memoir

Jeremy Lott -

October 3, 2025 5:50 am

Construction is underway at The Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The museum, library, and education center is scheduled to open in 2026. (Scott Olson/Getty Images))

Magazine - Your Land

Obama’s ugly center is a perfect symbol for his presidency

Zachary Faria -

October 3, 2025 5:37 am

Business

Sorry farmers, Trump’s tariff revenue is already spoken for

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

October 3, 2025 5:35 am

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