Tag: Salena Zito

"We're continuing to put good innovative ideas to work, just like yesterday in West Virginia at the high efficiency, low emission coal plant. That's the type of technology I'd like to see deployed into China and India and other areas of the United States and around the world to help use the natural resources that we abundantly have in a clean and thoughtful way and produce jobs and power," says Energy Secretary Rick Perry. (Justin Merriman for the Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

Rick Perry: We aim for energy domination

Salena Zito · July 17, 2017 4:02 am

The Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic in Youngstown, Ohio. Rural America's problems include a growing opioid epidemic that is fueling disproportionately long prison sentences for rural whites. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

The opioid crisis: No one’s fault, and everyone’s fault

Salena Zito · July 2, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Stacey Evans, D-Smyrna, speaks in opposition to HB 37 during a legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly on Feb. 22 in Atlanta. Under HB 37, private colleges and universities in Georgia lose state funding if they declare themselves "sanctuary campuses." (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The fate of the Democrats’ future may lie in Georgia

Salena Zito · June 25, 2017 4:03 am

Richard E. Frey, of New Oxford, PA, makes a call to a voter at the Adams County Democratic Office in Gettysburg, PA. Frey is one of the many volunteers who staff the office. (Salena Zito/Washington Examiner)

In Pennsylvania, Georgia, and everywhere else, all politics is local

Salena Zito · June 18, 2017 4:01 am

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Joni Ernst on health insurance: ‘We’re in a world of hurt in Iowa’

Salena Zito · June 12, 2017 4:01 am

Vietnam-era veteran Pat Kraska discusses the nation's need to come together while sitting in the American Legion hall in Richmond Center, Wisc., on June 5. (Frank Craig for the Washington Examiner)

Respect for community and the flag can bring the country together

Salena Zito · June 11, 2017 4:01 am

Keep your eye on Scott Walker in Wisconsin

Salena Zito · June 5, 2017 4:02 am

Ron Fedler should be a true treasure for the Democratic Party. His living room walls are a kaleidoscope of family photos. Across the room from his overstuffed lazy chair, an 11-by-14 framed color photo of former President John F. Kennedy sits atop a coffee table. "He is my hero; he will always be my hero," Fedler says, smiling broadly. (Photo by Frank Craig for the Washington Examiner)

In small town Iowa, a humble model for Democratic politicians

Salena Zito · June 4, 2017 4:01 am

When factories roll up and move out of town the impact isn't just the jobs that are lost in the plant. (Wikipedia Commons)

Promised land lost

Salena Zito · May 28, 2017 4:05 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan knows the healthcare bill's passage is just the first of a three-stage process: "House, Senate, then conference." He also understands widespread confusion and concern with the bill, calling it "such a personal issue ... such an important issue in people's lives." (Illustration by Piotr Lesniak for the Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan’s plan to kill them with kindness all the way to 2018

Salena Zito · May 22, 2017 4:01 am

The American people need to do a better job as well of critically consuming their news and not crying victim when something is reported unfairly.

The crisis in American journalism benefits no one

Salena Zito · May 21, 2017 4:04 am

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke enjoys a horseback ride in the Bears Ears National Monument with local and state representatives in Blanding, Utah, on May 9. Opponents and supporters of the national monument have jockeyed for position with Zinke on his four-day visit to Utah. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)

Energy and Environment

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: The view from the saddle

Salena Zito · May 15, 2017 4:01 am