Chris Irvine

Washington, D.C.

Managing Editor at Washington Examiner

Collector of sports teams that make me sad. Father of 2, husband and journalist in spare time. Managing Editor @dcexaminer - views, when offered, are my own.

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Mexican navy training ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Chris Irvine

A Mexican navy training ship on a promotional tour of New York City crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, with multiple videos on social media capturing the moment its masts snapped off as it collided with the iconic structure. The ship, called the Cuauhtémoc, which was covered in lights and brandishing a huge Mexican flag, was carrying about 200 people when it collided with the structure, according to the New York Post.
Explosion outside fertility clinic rocks Palm Springs

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Chris Irvine

One person is believed to be dead, and five people are injured, after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday morning. The incident was being investigated as a possible car explosion, two law enforcement officials granted anonymity told the Associated Press. Palm Springs mayor Ron deHarte said one person was killed, with ABC’s Los Angeles affiliate reporting that the dead person was a suspect.
Rob Lowe lamented cost of Hollywood filming before Trump tariff news

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Chris Irvine

President Donald Trump’s announcement that a 100% tariff will be levied on foreign-made movies comes a month after West Wing actor Rob Lowe sounded the warning on the costs of filming in Hollywood. On Sunday, Trump lamented the state of Hollywood, which he said is dying a “very fast death.”But rather than blame the policies of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), he instead blamed a “concerted effort” by other nations to woo filming away from Tinseltown.
Trump’s Cabinet is not just stacked with ‘yes-men’

Dec 2, 2024 | msn.com | Chris Irvine

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Trump's Cabinet is not just stacked with 'yes men'

Dec 2, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Chris Irvine

When President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense, Democrats quickly dismissed the pick as part of a wider problem, claiming the incoming chief executive simply “wants yes-men around him.”Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) reasoned, “In Trump’s first administration, his entire national security Cabinet stood up for the country and for the Constitution over his diktats.
Trump hits ‘Radical Left Lunatics’ in Thanksgiving message

Nov 28, 2024 | gazette.com | Chris Irvine

President-elect Donald Trump took the opportunity to hit out at “the Radical Left Lunatics” this Thanksgiving as his holiday message victory lapped his “landslide” election win.
Chicago Tribune weighs in on Oprah company payment from Harris campaign

Nov 15, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Chris Irvine

The Chicago Tribune, the hometown newspaper of Oprah Winfrey, has criticized her for allowing her company to accept a $1 million payment from the Kamala Harris presidential campaign. The Washington Examiner reported earlier this month how Harris’s campaign had blown through a $1 billion budget. Among its expenses were two payments of $500,000 each to Harpo Productions, dated Oct. 15, 2024, per Federal Election Commission filings. Winfrey is the chairwoman and CEO of the company.
Biden to use lame-duck session to ‘Trump-proof’ legacy

Nov 7, 2024 | msn.com | Chris Irvine

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Biden to use lame-duck session to 'Trump-proof' legacy

Nov 7, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Chris Irvine

President Joe Biden will likely now use the two-month lame-duck period before the transfer of power to Trump-proof parts of his legacy. In August, the Washington Examiner published a three-part series ahead of the election, which investigated how Biden and his administration were working ahead of time to do that very thing.
Washington Examiner’s Anna Giaritelli, Gabe Kaminsky, finalists for Dao Prize

Oct 24, 2024 | gazette.com | Chris Irvine

Two of the Washington Examiner’s reporters, Anna Giaritelli and Gabe Kaminsky, have been nominated as finalists for the National Journalism Center’s Dao Prize for Excellence in investigative journalism. Giaritelli, who interned with the Washington Examiner in 2010, joined the company full-time in 2015 and has been covering immigration, the border, and homeland security since 2018. She has visited the border some 60 times during her tenure.