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President Donald Trump alluded to the likelihood that the Iran war will resume in earnest after next week’s midterm elections. “You’ll see Iran in a couple of weeks, if you don’t mind,” Trump told a crowd on Tuesday during a rally in Lubbock, Texas. Trump has used the campaign trail... Read more

Vice President JD Vance sharpened his attacks against Abdul el Sayed on Tuesday, accusing the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee of lying about his background and questioning his attachment to his home state. Vance criticized el Sayed during a rally Tuesday in Howell, Michigan, for claiming to be “an immigrant from... Read more

Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito slammed former President Barack Obama as “tone deaf” for comparing President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovations to the Cheesecake Factory, arguing that the restaurant is considered a treat for many Americans because of its higher prices. “It’s just that thing, where you should make a choice,... Read more

Vice President JD Vance claimed that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El Sayed has been stoking “anti-white racial hatred.” Vance made the comments en route to campaign for Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Howell, Michigan, after he was asked about Tucker Carlson‘s criticism of Rogers, a former House... Read more

First lady Melania Trump’s ceasefire in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city successfully took effect early Tuesday morning, according to Moscow and Kyiv. Trump revealed last week that she had brokered the ceasefire in Oleshky, in a move she said would allow humanitarian aid to enter and to create a safe passageway... Read more

Neil Young is suing President Donald Trump’s campaign for $10 million, accusing it of using his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a recent rally in Youngstown, Ohio, despite a previous settlement barring the unauthorized use of the track. The 80-year-old singer filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Trump’s... Read more

The Trump administration’s hopes for Venezuela’s future are crystallizing, nearly eleven months after Washington intervened to topple the South American country’s socialist government. In January, President Donald Trump authorized the arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by U.S. military forces, setting up Secretary of State Marco Rubio to begin... Read more

More than a decade into his political career, President Donald Trump can still draw a crowd. Trump has spent the past month crisscrossing the country, rallying in support of down-ballot Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Washington Examiner tagged along with the president Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for... Read more

A Biden-appointed federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, prohibiting the Trump administration from removing more trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes determined the administration likely violated federal environmental law, as argued by the plaintiffs, by cutting down trees at the... Read more

President Donald Trump used an outsize portion of his Monday rally in Corinth, Mississippi, to push back on criticism former President Barack Obama made of the White House renovations. On Saturday, Obama rallied for Democratic Senate nominee Sherrod Brown in Cleveland, Ohio, where he claimed that Trump’s ballroom passion project,... Read more

Six citizens who consume the news reported by the White House press corps to do their jobs are suing President Donald Trump over his press ban on CNN, Politico, and MS Now. The individual plaintiffs join the three news outlets in filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the administration. But... Read more

Vice President JD Vance was in Belgrade, Montana, on Monday afternoon, and he will rally with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) in Topeka, Kansas, on Monday evening. Vance’s blitz comes eight days before the 2026 midterm elections, as he and President Donald Trump are looking to protect their Republican majorities in... Read more