Charlie Spiering
Commentary Staff Writer
Charlie Spiering: Commentary writer, Social Media director, Video guy, Washington Examiner. Wyoming native Washington D.C. · http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/
Obama calls for major cuts to nuclear arsenals
By BRIAN HUGHES | 06/19/13 11:00 AM
Obama ‘not surprised’ by Karzai’s abrupt suspension of talks with US
By SUSAN CRABTREE | 06/19/13 10:10 AM
Germany visit showcases a tale of two Obamas
By BRIAN HUGHES | 06/18/13 06:05 PM
By MICHAEL BARONE | 06/19/13 05:05 PM
By DAVID ESPOERICA WERNER | 06/19/13 02:32 PM
By BRIAN HUGHES | 06/19/13 01:15 PM
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 06/19/13 10:20 AM
CBO: Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare
By PHILIP KLEIN | 06/18/13 07:30 PM
Federal Reserve meeting begins amid uncertainty over monetary policy
By JOSEPH LAWLER | 06/18/13 04:00 PM
CBO score of immigration bill’s effect on the budget comes out tomorrow
By JOEL GEHRKE | 06/17/13 07:10 PM
Examiner Editorial: Despite reassurances, surveillance doubts remain
06/19/13 06:06 AM
Examiner Editorial: Only you can prevent terrorists from starting forest fires
06/18/13 06:22 AM
Examiner Editorial: Obama puts up dukes and blunders into Syria
06/17/13 10:35 AM
06/19/13 07:50 PM
06/11/13 05:30 PM
06/10/13 07:15 PM
06/09/13 04:20 PM
Lawmakers seek credit monitoring for veterans
06/14/13 03:11 PM
UPDATED! Chinese, other nations hacked VA computers, officials can't account for everything stolen
By MARK FLATTEN | 06/04/13 02:40 PM
Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
05/25/13 08:50 PM
Charlie Spiering: Commentary writer, Social Media director, Video guy, Washington Examiner. Wyoming native Washington D.C. · http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 06:35 PM
During an interview with FOX Business, former Rep. Ron Paul explained that he was concerned about the well-being of National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden. “I’m worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile or a drone missile,” Paul...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 03:25 PM
On the Senate floor this afternoon, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., boasted about legislation within the immigration reform bill that would secure the southern U.S. border better than any other point in the history of the United States. “We will finally be able to see every single person...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 12:40 PM
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. addressed his Senate colleagues in Spanish on the Senate floor this afternoon to make the case for immigration reform. “I ask unanimous consent I be able to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish,” Kaine began, indicating that he would provide an...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 12:25 PM
During the Senate debate on immigration reform this afternoon, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., used the Miami Heat basketball team as an analogy for immigration reform. “You know we’re in the NBA finals, which by the way the Miami Heat won game two in resounding fashion, and we’re very happy...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 11:20 AM
In the middle of President Obama’s immigration reform speech this morning, CNN decided to switch to the New England Patriots’ press conference announcing that they were picking up quarterback Tim Tebow. The CNN news anchor directed viewers to their website to watch the rest of Obama’s...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 10:15 AM
On MSNBC this morning, former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, praised Edward Snowden for exposing the secretive National Security Agency surveillance programs. Paul admitted that Snowden probably acted illegally but should not be treated as a traitor. Instead, Paul suggested, Americans should question...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 09:35 AM
A new Pew Research/Washington Post poll shows that 56 percent of Americans are comfortable with the federal government tracking phone call records as part of its investigations of terrorism. Forty-one percent indicated that it was unacceptable. (Two percent didn’t know.) The poll was taken...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 03:35 PM
On the “Restore the Fourth” subreddit, Reddit user sonicSkis has posted a video of then-Sen. Obama “debating” now-President Obama over the existence of government surveillance programs. The video features footage from Obama’s remarks in 2006 and 2007 denouncing the Bush-era policies...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 02:55 PM
“Thanks for the inspiration @ASmith83 & @Sllambe – I’ll take it from here…, ” Hillary Clinton tweeted from her long-locked and dormant Twitter account. Clinton’s tweet referred to Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe — the pair who created the popular “Texts from Hillary”...
By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 01:55 PM
Terry McAuliffe is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor Tuesday. In the past, however, his Democratic opponents have gone after him for many of the same weaknesses as a candidate. America Rising has released a new ad, using the words of McAuliffe’s former...
By Paul Bedard | 06/17/13
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By Byron York | 06/18/13
By Timothy P. Carney | 06/19/13
By Paul Bedard | 06/19/13
By: William Kristol
Today, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama paid appropriate tribute to the brave East Germans who rebelled 60 years ago against Communist dictatorship:
Read More...By: Peter Skerry
The Boston Marathon bombings highlighted, once again, the challenges of assimilating Muslim youth. And while the onus of accountability ought not rest exclusively on Muslim Americans, it...
Read More...By: Thomas Joscelyn
The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was moving forward with its attempt to negotiate with the Taliban, which has opened a long-awaited political office in Doha, Qatar. The...
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