Robert Schmad

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Robert Schmad

EXCLUSIVE — The majority of IRS leadership have contributed to Democratic politicians or actively promoted left-wing ideas on their personal social media pages, according to a recent memo sent to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.

3 weeks ago | readlion.com | John Ransom |Robert Schmad |Jaryn Crouson |Jillian Schneider

Billed as a barometer on President Donald Trump’s second term agenda, the elections in Florida and Wisconsin gave both parties some bragging rights on Tuesday in off-year and special elections. The GOP held off challenges in Florida congressional districts the Democrats hoped to contest, while Wisconsin elected a liberal state Supreme Court justice, but gave constitutional protection to mandatory voter ID laws.

3 weeks ago | gazette.com | Robert Schmad

In early March, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) broke with his party on transgenderism after he said biological men playing in women's sports leagues are "deeply unfair." A Washington Examiner review of California grant records, however, shows that Newsom’s administration spent roughly $5 million on programs supporting youth transgenderism between 2022 and 2024.

3 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Robert Schmad

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) left some people scratching their heads on Thursday after he provided an impassioned defense for the Islamic nation of Qatar during a congressional hearing. A Washington Examiner review of Foreign Agents Registration Act records found that the arguments Marshall made to defend Qatar matched talking points provided to his office by foreign agents working on behalf of the Qatari government.

4 weeks ago | readlion.com | John Ransom |Robert Schmad |Jillian Schneider

A higher minimum wage leads to job losses for fast-food workers, dealing a blow to social justice advocates who say it helps poor workers. An analysis of employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that in states that raised the minimum wage in 2024, fast-food workers have lost their jobs at a much higher rate than nationwide. It also shows that new fast-food restaurants tended to open with fewer workers.