Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks during a press conference.

Newsom faces catch-22 in splintered governor’s race

Barnini Chakraborty · April 18, 2026 7:00 am

Social Security money

Third round of April Social Security payments goes out in four days

Asher Notheis · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

Trump shakes hands with Giorgia Meloni

Trump losing his populist foothold in Europe as Meloni friendship sours and Orban gets ousted

Timothy Nerozzi · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

This image provided by NASA Data from six orbits of the Suomi-NPP spacecraft on April 9, 2015 have been assembled into this perspective composite of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans. Tropical Cyclone Joalane is seen over the Indian Ocean. The image was created by the Ocean Biology Processing Group at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Beltway Confidential

Africa Command shows the way in Libya

Michael Rubin · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.

How Congress can claw back its oversight power

Nick Clifford · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy, NASA astronaut Victor Glover celebrates on the flight deck of the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) off the coast of California after returning from space on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Artemis Astronaut Victor Glover gives a true Christian witness

Brady Leonard · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

A poll worker, third from right, assists a voter, left, on Election Day.

Fairness and Justice

Spanberger’s Virginia joins the campaign to end the Electoral College

Elizabeth Stauffer · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz

Ali Holcomb and Joel Griffith · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

Collage of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump, and a proposed congressional map for Virginia.

White House goes hands-off in Virginia redistricting fight, despite pressure from Speaker Johnson

Christian Datoc and Lauren Green · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

Customers wait in line for eggs at Costco.

‘Vibepression’: Why consumer sentiment is hitting record lows

Zach Halaschak · April 18, 2026 6:00 am

From left to right: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran, President Xi Jinping of China, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

China’s aid to Iran exposes Axis of Autocracies

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2026 5:00 am

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks

Senate Democrats lost in space on attempt to kill education freedom tax credit

Brian Jodice · April 18, 2026 5:00 am