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.

New uniforms for the 2026 Washington Commanders. (Kourtney Carroll/Washington Commanders).

Washington Commanders’ new logo draws backlash from American Indian nonprofit

Britta Miller · April 17, 2026 3:10 pm

A traveler walks though the terminal at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Duffy orders Chicago O’Hare airport to cut summer flights

David Zimmermann · April 17, 2026 2:56 pm

Collage of Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and sea lions.

House Democrat asks Trump administration to loosen restrictions on killing sea lions

Haris Alic · April 17, 2026 2:49 pm

John Brennan, then-director of the CIA, testifies during a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2016.

DOJ shakes up lead prosecutor handling Brennan investigation in South Florida, sources say

Kaelan Deese · April 17, 2026 2:40 pm

Justin Fairfax, the former Democratic lieutenant governor of Virginia

Beltway Confidential

Democrat politician kills wife, gun control groups blame the gun

Zachary Faria · April 17, 2026 2:05 pm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends a news conference where he announced the first of the city-run grocery stores: La Marqueta in East Harlem on April 14, 2026, in New York City. A key campaign promise, Mamdani has pledged a city-run grocery store in every borough of New York City, where residents can buy discounted produce and other healthy foods. According to city officials, the city-run supermarkets are intended to help New Yorkers who struggle to afford fresh, healthy food in their neighborhoods. After Los Angeles, New York City has the highest childhood hunger rate in the nation.

Hey socialists, we’ve already figured out the supermarket

David Harsanyi · April 17, 2026 2:00 pm

Donald Trump and Erika Kirk standing next to each other outside the White House

WATCH LIVE: Trump attends TPUSA’s ‘Build the Red Wall’ rally in Phoenix

Claire Carter · April 17, 2026 1:56 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court hands Chevron win in Louisiana coastline damage lawsuit

Jack Birle · April 17, 2026 1:49 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right.

Beltway Confidential

Pete Hegseth’s shallow theatrics are damaging the Trump administration

Tom Rogan · April 17, 2026 1:49 pm

Marriage

Beltway Confidential

Marriage is what really matters

Conn Carroll · April 17, 2026 1:35 pm

Birds fly over the Port of Corpus Christi.

Energy and Environment

Texas weighs $174 billion plan to avert water crisis

David Zimmermann · April 17, 2026 1:31 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. spars with Democrats over 25th Amendment, vaccines, Tylenol, and guns

Gabrielle M. Etzel · April 17, 2026 1:29 pm