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2026-09-23 · Washington Examiner · Politics

Trump media ban faces uphill climb as judge weighs lawsuit by three news outlets

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2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner · Politics

Jack Smith dodges questions about spying on Republican lawmakers

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2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner · Politics

Jack Smith faces Senate grilling as Republicans press for criminal charges against him

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2026-10-01 · Washington Examiner · Politics

Renee Good’s family sues Trump administration over fatal Minneapolis shooting

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2026-10-20 · Washington Examiner · Politics

Judge walks back ‘untenable’ order against Trump DOJ after tense DC golf course hearing

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2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner · Crime & Law

DOJ charges Utah USPS worker after 300 mail-in ballots allegedly tossed in dumpster

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2026-09-04 · Washington Examiner

🔮 It uses voter-registration and motor vehicle data to help states identify inaccurate voter rolls, potential duplicate registrations, deceased registrants, and people who may be eligible to vote but are not registered. assertive

2026-09-05 · Washington Examiner

🔮 “We will continue standing up for Nevada voters and remain focused on running a safe, secure and transparent election this fall,” he added. assertive

2026-09-14 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Vice President JD Vance announced on Monday that 870,000 people will be permanently prevented from applying for federal loans amid allegations that they previously defrauded the government through the COVID-19 pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program. assertive

2026-09-14 · Washington Examiner

🔮 U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., appeared skeptical that an injunction was warranted, questioning what protection it would provide beyond existing obligations and remedies available in a future criminal case. “What is me issuing an injunction going to do to put you in a different position?” she asked Brennan’s attorneys. assertive

2026-09-17 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Its instructions include suspending destruction policies and protecting electronic records, warning that failure to preserve relevant material could bring civil or criminal sanctions. assertive

2026-09-17 · Washington Examiner

🔮 They also provided a more specific response after Attorney General Todd Blanche declined Tuesday to say whether such cooperation would require an antitrust waiver. assertive

2026-09-18 · Washington Examiner

🔮 However, it directs how the executive branch may enforce provisions that generally prohibit licensed dealers from selling handguns and handgun ammunition to people younger than 21, and it could signal the department’s willingness to back young adult plaintiffs who may be struggling to obtain a firearm. assertive

2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The committee said FBI officials had raised concerns that the report could conflict with then-FBI Director Christopher Wray‘s congressional testimony, where he claimed he would “investigate seriously” and “aggressively” any allegations of a “coordinated national voter fraud effort.” mixed

2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The planned deployment would be the largest federal election-monitoring contingent in U.S. history, according to Dhillon. mixed

2026-09-23 · Washington Examiner

🔮 A federal judge will weigh Wednesday afternoon whether President Donald Trump can bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House after saying their coverage was unfair and amounted to “fake news.” assertive

2026-09-23 · Washington Examiner

🔮 “We have always said with regard to Epstein that if the evidence presents itself, we will investigate.” mixed

2026-09-24 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws program will serve to help and reward law enforcement offices across the nation that are fighting back against crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants, along with efforts against gangs and drug and human trafficking. assertive

2026-09-28 · Washington Examiner

🔮 According to their letter, employees could use alternative methods to verify citizenship and enter placeholders such as “ACTBLUEXX” in passport fields, allowing subsequent donations without requiring a passport number. assertive

2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Smith will appear as the sole witness at a 9 a.m. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters.” assertive

2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Former special counsel Jack Smith defended secretly obtaining Republican lawmakers’ phone records, but he could not say on Tuesday whether his subpoenas sought their physical locations, nor could he recall key details about his demands for conservative fundraising information. assertive

2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Conservative organizations and Republican senators will gather on Wednesday in Washington to organize a response to what they describe as “barfare,” the use of attorney disciplinary proceedings to punish lawyers for representing President Donald Trump and his allies. assertive

2026-09-30 · Washington Examiner

🔮 “We’ve asked them to investigate, and then we will make decisions,” Blanche said, declining to specify prosecutors’ plans for individual cases. assertive

2026-10-01 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Calvert concluded that Georgia could meet its federal obligations while withholding information protected under state law. assertive

2026-10-01 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The proposed regulations would implement the Education Freedom Tax Credit beginning Jan. 1. mixed

2026-10-01 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) also reaffirmed the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance shortly before President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025. mixed

2026-10-01 · Washington Examiner

🔮 A federal judge restored Roger Rogoff as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle on Thursday, ruling that President Donald Trump could not fire a U.S. attorney whom district judges had appointed less than an hour earlier. assertive

2026-10-02 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Prosecutors have called that overlap “precisely the problem,” arguing no court could know whether the strategy reflected Cole’s interests alone or also benefited Glover’s other client. assertive

2026-10-02 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Officials said the fundraising appeals promised donors the funds raised would support humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, but the money actually went to Hamas. mixed

2026-10-04 · Washington Examiner

🔮 “I’m not even sure that we need to reinvent the wheel,” Delangue said at Politico‘s Decoded Summit on Sept. 16, arguing that existing cybersecurity laws may still be effective at handling mishandled or out-of-control agentic models. assertive

2026-10-05 · Washington Examiner

🔮 He warned that the proposal would damage the Public Integrity Section’s reputation, adding that officials “might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force.” mixed

2026-10-06 · Washington Examiner

🔮 His petition arrives as Democrats in Washington are preparing investigations for a possible return to House control in January 2027, while President Donald Trump’s allies are organizing legal defenses for officials who could be called to testify or produce records. assertive

2026-10-07 · Washington Examiner

🔮 The defense argued that the prosecution relies on a novel interpretation of the law and that Van Dyke lacked fair notice that trading on the information could violate federal law. assertive

2026-10-20 · Washington Examiner

🔮 Just hours after issuing what a Trump administration lawyer called an “untenable” command from the bench, a federal judge withdrew her order that would have forced the Department of Justice to refile a court brief with the names of career attorneys who agreed with it, reversing course Monday after a court hearing about golf course renovations stretched beyond six hours. assertive