Jack Birle

Washington, D.C., United States

Breaking News Reporter at Washington Examiner

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Most DC residents want proposed Commanders stadium as council teeters

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

A majority of Washington, D.C., residents support the proposal for a new Washington Commanders stadium to replace the former RFK Stadium on the banks of the Anacostia River. The Commanders and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the $3.7 billion deal last week, which would build the stadium, housing, shops, parks, and recreational sports facilities.
South Carolina House punts on vote to remove state treasurer

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis is not being removed from his office, for now, despite uproar after a $1.8 billion accounting error. In January, an independent audit found that $1.6 billion of the $1.8 billion believed to have existed was the “result of incorrect journal entries,” while the remaining $200 million was “already included in the reported bank balances” of the state treasurer’s office.
Alabama’s congressional district maps violate Civil Rights Act: Court

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

A federal court ruled that the congressional district map drawn by the Alabama legislature was unconstitutional, ordering that it use the court-drawn map from the 2024 election. The Thursday ruling was the latest in a lengthy saga regarding Alabama’s redistricting cycle following the 2020 census.
Federal court rules Alabama congressional district maps violate Civil Rights Act

6 days ago | denvergazette.com | Jack Birle

A federal court ruled that the congressional district map drawn by the Alabama legislature was unconstitutional, ordering that it use the court-drawn map from the 2024 election. The Thursday ruling was the latest in a lengthy saga regarding Alabama's redistricting cycle following the 2020 census.
Don Jr. pleads Ohio GOP give Ramaswamy early gubernatorial endorsement

6 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

Donald Trump Jr. is pleading for Ohio Republicans to endorse gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at their meeting on Friday, aiming to clear his path for the party’s nomination. President Donald Trump’s son posted on X Wednesday night, calling for members of the Ohio Republican Party to endorse the former presidential candidate and entrepreneur at their meeting later this week.
What to know about Robert Prevost, the first American pontiff

6 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American pontiff in history after he was elected following just over a day of voting. Leo, 69, is from Chicago and graduated in 1977 from Villanova University, an Augustinian Catholic institution outside Philadelphia, with a degree in mathematics. He joined the order of St. Augustine that same year and later obtained degrees from the Catholic Theological Union and the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Trump bleeding support from key demographics he won over in 2024

6 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

President Donald Trump made gains with several different demographics in the 2024 election, but six months later, polls indicate his support has slipped with those same key groups. The Cook Political Report‘s PollTracker showed that Trump’s approval rating has dropped since April. On April 15, 50.1% of voters disapproved of his job, and 46.2% approved.
WATCH LIVE: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate Appropriations Committee

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is testifying before a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee about President Donald Trump‘s fiscal 2026 budget request. The hearing on Capitol Hill is expected to begin at 10 a.m.IN SPRINGFIELD, NOEM IMPLORES PRITZKER TO ABANDON SANCTUARY POLICIESEarlier this week, Noem testified before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee about the president’s budget request.
Trump announces trade agreement with UK: ‘Full and comprehensive’

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jack Birle

President Donald Trump said his first trade deal since implementing his sweeping tariff policies would be with the United Kingdom. The president announced wide-ranging 10% tariffs and higher “reciprocal” tariffs for dozens of countries at the beginning of April, but he later placed a 90-day pause on the higher tariffs while negotiating new trade deals with countries.
Trump announces trade agreement with UK: ‘Full and comprehensive’

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Jack Birle

President Donald Trump said his first trade deal since implementing his sweeping tariff policies would be with the United Kingdom. The president announced wide-ranging 10% tariffs and higher “reciprocal” tariffs for dozens of countries at the beginning of April, but he later placed a 90-day pause on the higher tariffs while negotiating new trade deals with countries.