Nikki Schwab
Staff Reporter - Yeas & Nays
Nikki Schwab writes The Washington Examiner's political gossip column, Yeas and Nays.
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 JIM KUHNHENN | 06/20/13 04:47 AM
By ROBERT BURNS | 06/20/13 01:35 AM
By DONNA CASSATA | 06/20/13 01:35 AM
By JIM ABRAMS | 06/20/13 01:34 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
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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
Nikki Schwab writes The Washington Examiner's political gossip column, Yeas and Nays.
By Nikki Schwab | 06/09/13 06:40 PM
It was 10 whole years ago that Lauren Weisberger became a breakout book author thanks to her first novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," a tome that may or may not be about Weisberger's time working for Anna Wintour at Vogue. Now, she's back with a sequel, "Revenge Wears Prada," which looks at where...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/09/13 06:20 PM
On Thursday, Sasha Obama was spotted dining at Serendipity 3 in Georgetown. The younger Obama daughter was joined by four girlfriends, a restaurant source tells Yeas & Nays. All the girls enjoyed the D.C. Chicken Strips and Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Obama also tasted the Oreo milkshake.
By Nikki Schwab | 06/06/13 06:10 PM
Superheroes is the theme of this year's Capital Pride celebration, which means throngs of costume-clad attendees are expected at Saturday's Capital Pride Parade, which winds through parts of Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and 14th Street. Among those wannabes, there will be a "real" superhero in...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/06/13 05:15 PM
Pinterest came into play Thursday as first lady Michelle Obama celebrated the second birthday of MyPlate, the Department of Agriculture's food group icon that replaced the food pyramid. FLOTUS pinned some recipes to a brand-new board. So what are her faves? Pan-seared mahi mahi with olives and...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/06/13 02:30 PM
For those who just can't get enough of shows like "Deadliest Catch" and "Mythbusters," Discovery Communications founder and Executive Chairman John Hendricks is headed to the National Press Club to talk TV success. Hendricks writes about the foundations of Silver Spring-based Discovery in his...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/05/13 04:35 PM
It was quite the Republican pow wow at Bistro Cacao on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night. A Yeas & Nays spy reported seeing Newt and Callista Gingrich at dinner, when, low and behold, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his wife, Elaine Chao, showed up, too. The couples were...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/05/13 04:35 PM
When Hamilton College professor Maurice Isserman heard there was a Walter Cronkite in his class he thought it was a joke. "It turned out it was Walter Cronkite IV," Isserman explained, realizing that he would teach the grandson of the great newsman. That relationship, as professor and student,...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/05/13 04:35 PM
First lady Michelle Obama found refuge at Rasika West End on Tuesday night after talking down a heckler at a fundraiser. The FLOTUS arrived with a friend at the Indian place about 7:50 p.m. and dined there for about two hours, a restaurant rep reports. Across town on Tuesday, hip-hop mogul...
By Nikki Schwab | 06/04/13 04:35 PM
$11,111 -- that's how much Bill Clinton will be paid -- per minute -- to deliver Israeli President Shimon Peres' birthday speech on June 17. The full dollar amount that the former American president will receive for giving the 45-minute-speech is $500,000, according to the Times of Israel.
By Nikki Schwab | 06/04/13 03:50 PM
"Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet didn't just go to the Ford's Theatre Gala on Sunday night. He extended his stay in the District and spent time Monday night having fun at the Hamilton restaurant. Stonestreet tweeted a handful of Vine videos, capturing the shenanigans of a drunk buddy both...
By Paul Bedard | 06/17/13
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By Byron York | 06/18/13
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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:
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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...
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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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