John Solomon

Ben Carson takes major step toward presidential campaign

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Carson, the former neurosurgeon turned conservative sensation, is taking a major step toward a 2016 presidential bid by forming a political action committee and selecting the man who would run his campaign, The Washington Times has learned. Published August 1, 2014

Harry Reid’s name surfaces in Utah bribery case against AGs Swallow and Shurtleff

Utah prosecutors on Tuesday filed criminal charges against two former state attorneys general in a court filing that makes tantalizing references to a possible pay-to-play influence scheme involving U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Published July 15, 2014

Washington Redskins respond to Harry Reid on team name change

The Washington Redskins suggest senators who are trying to force a team name change fail to recognize that team name is unifying, not divisive. Published May 23, 2014

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae taking new mortgage risks with questionable appraisals

In a fresh sign that lessons from the financial crisis six years ago haven’t been fully heeded, the government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bought billions of dollars of mortgages last year despite red flags suggesting something could be wrong with their appraisals, investigators disclosed Thursday. Published February 6, 2014

Border Patrol shuns ATF whistleblower after Fast and Furious book controversy

Washington Times Exclusive: The federal agent who blew the whistle on the Fast and Furious scandal is suddenly unwelcome at the very Border Patrol agency he sought to protect. Published October 10, 2013

ATF tries to block whistleblowing agent’s Fast and Furious book

EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the Fast and Furious case from publishing a book for pay, claiming his retelling of the Mexico "gun-walking" scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law enforcement agency, according to documents obtained by The Washington Times. Published October 6, 2013

Texas Legislature passes restrictive abortion law; courts next stop

The Republican-led Texas Legislature has given final approval of a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, setting the stage for an epic legal and political fight over one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. Published July 13, 2013

SOLOMON: Chilling one reporter’s sources

Across the table at one of Washington's classic power restaurants, my source sat smiling. We hadn't seen each other for more than six years. After the usual opening small talk and pleasantries, I posed the question I had come to dinner to ask. Published May 21, 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately

For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have comforted the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since Sept. 11. Published December 22, 2008