Peter Cordi

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ernest Luning |Peter Cordi

Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton, Colorado, Democrat who lost her bid for a second term last year in one of the closest congressional races in the country, announced Tuesday that she wants a rematch with Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Ahead of her run, Caraveo has also opened up about more incidents surrounding a mental health crisis she faced last year that landed her in the hospital multiple times.

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

First lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are hosting the annual International Women of Courage Awards ceremony at the Department of State on Tuesday. “Now in its 19th year, the Secretary of State’s IWOC Award recognizes women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership – often at great personal risk and sacrifice,” a press release states.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

EXCLUSIVE — A New York lawmaker is calling on the state to repeal the HALT Act, a controversial law at the center of the recent prison guard strike, which ended this week after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) fired 2,000 correctional officers and banned them from holding state jobs. Hochul deployed the National Guard as she has weighed transferring prisoners out of state to address the Empire State’s mounting prison guard shortage.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with more than 50 attackers killed following a daylong standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed. Sarfraz Bugti, the Chief Minister in Balochistan province, told a provincial assembly that “we people have also been martyred, but we will share details later.”Security officials said over 300 hostages were rescued and the operation had concluded.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

EXCLUSIVE — Senior Captain Sherry Walker is warning about “the perfect storm” of factors threatening air travel safety. She voiced these concerns in a congressional report and in an interview with the Washington Examiner. Walker criticized major airlines for straying from merit-based hiring and promotion, creating “unnecessary distractions” with diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, failing to properly train pilots, and failing to correctly address the shortage of qualified pilots.