Fiscal Policy

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address.

Investigations

Spanberger touts Youngkin-era investments in Virginia as state enters economic decline

Mia Cathell -

April 10, 2026 8:29 pm

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker outside a USPS distribution center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. FedEx, UPS, Amazon.com and the U.S. Postal Service are busy hiring temporary and part-time workers ahead of the peak season, which will start to ramp up in November. Competition will be fierce for labor in and out of the parcel industry. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Infrastructure

Congress seeks solution for averting USPS fiscal collapse

Kevin R. Kosar -

April 10, 2026 6:28 am

Supporters gather at a “Billionaire Tax Now” rally in Los Angeles, Feb. 18. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Business

Progressives in Washington, California, and Hawaii want to squeeze the wealthy

Jeremy Lott -

April 10, 2026 6:25 am

Public sector unions and blue states government

In Focus

The government union sinkhole: Public-sector unions are making blue states ungovernable

Conn Carroll -

April 10, 2026 5:47 am

Congressional

Massie touts previous Trump endorsement in latest campaign ad

Emily Hallas -

March 16, 2026 1:49 pm

Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025. The International Monetary Fund sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, warning the outlook could deteriorate further as US President Donald Trump's tariffs spark a global trade war. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Business

Warshach test: Trump’s Fed chairman pick keeps monetary analysts guessing

Zach Halaschak -

February 6, 2026 5:17 am

Finance and economy trump trade tariffs debt and deficit CBO

Magazine

The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Kevin R. Kosar -

January 30, 2026 5:32 am

(Dean MacAdam for the Washington Examiner) We are all Nixonians now feature

Magazine

We are all Nixonians now: What Trump really has in common with the 37th president

Jay Caruso -

January 30, 2026 5:09 am

A newly printed U.S. dollar bill is shown at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2022. Across the developing world, many countries are fed up with America's dominance of the global financial system — and especially the power of the dollar.

News

Dollar falls to multimonth lows on uncertainty over tariffs, the Fed, and shutdown threat

Zach Halaschak -

January 27, 2026 7:00 am

(Illustration by Thomas Fluharty for the Washington Examiner) Prices inflation economy 2026

Congressional

It’s the prices, stupid: The big challenge that lies ahead for Trump and the GOP

Jeremy Lott -

January 2, 2026 5:50 am

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