Mike Brest

Mike Brest

Mike Brest is a defense reporter at the Washington Examiner. Prior to joining the defense beat, he spent two years covering breaking news for the Washington Examiner, and he worked at the Daily Caller in a similar capacity before that. Mike graduated from American University and is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Stop pretending the Iran war wasn’t necessary

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Stop pretending the Iran war wasn’t necessary

Elizabeth Stauffer · March 30, 2026 6:00 am

Tom Homan defends ICE wearing masks: ‘Stop calling ICE Nazis and racists’

Tom Homan defends ICE wearing masks: ‘Stop calling ICE Nazis and racists’

Washington Examiner Staff · March 30, 2026 5:43 am

Democratic lawmakers took cash from infamous ‘domestic terrorist’ Bill Ayers

Democratic lawmakers took cash from infamous ‘domestic terrorist’ Bill Ayers

Robert Schmad · March 30, 2026 5:00 am

Democrats keep choosing illegal immigrants over Americans

Democrats keep choosing illegal immigrants over Americans

Washington Examiner · March 30, 2026 5:00 am

The Strait of Hormuz’s bitter lesson for the European Union

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

The Strait of Hormuz’s bitter lesson for the European Union

Samuel Furfari · March 30, 2026 5:00 am

Pope Leo calls for peace, saying God doesn’t listen to prayers of ‘those who wage war’

Pope Leo calls for peace, saying God doesn’t listen to prayers of ‘those who wage war’

Washington Examiner Staff · March 30, 2026 3:07 am

Tim Burchett calls for new Senate leadership after John Thune ‘ignores’ SAVE America Act

Tim Burchett calls for new Senate leadership after John Thune ‘ignores’ SAVE America Act

Asher Notheis · March 30, 2026 12:15 am

White House ballroom will include military bunker, Trump says

White House ballroom will include military bunker, Trump says

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2026 11:56 pm

Trump greenlights oil shipments to Cuba as Russian tanker on its way

Energy and Environment

Trump greenlights oil shipments to Cuba as Russian tanker on its way

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2026 10:23 pm

Iran threatens to bomb US and Israeli universities in Middle East

Iran threatens to bomb US and Israeli universities in Middle East

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2026 8:17 pm

Netanyahu grants Latin patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

Netanyahu grants Latin patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

Asher Notheis · March 29, 2026 6:39 pm

Key Iranian heavy water plant offline after IDF strike: IAEA

Key Iranian heavy water plant offline after IDF strike: IAEA

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2026 5:25 pm