Washington Examiner

At least three states have said “no” to participating in the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, organized by President Donald Trump.Officials from the gubernatorial offices of Oregon, Washington, and North Carolina will not be participating in the fair, according to a CNN investigation. The state officials declined... Read more

A judge refused to block the Trump administration’s anti-weaponization fund, reasoning that there was no need to, but said he would take action if the effort was revived.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, shot down a watchdog’s request on the grounds that the Trump administration was... Read more

A bitter fight over the federal government’s spy powers is quickly becoming a test of how much sway House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has with President Donald Trump.Johnson, a close ally who owes his speakership to Trump’s vote of confidence, has traveled to the White House twice this week to... Read more

President Donald Trump’s begrudging decision to relaunch attacks on Iran won’t preclude him from seeking a diplomatic end to the war, but Trumpworld insiders say that a slow escalation of the fighting between Israel and Iran ultimately forced the president’s hand.According to persons close to the president, Iran’s downing of... Read more

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano stood up for his agency in his congressional testimony on Wednesday, touting lower call wait times and greater efficiency as he said the SSA is having its “best all-around performance ever” under the Trump administration.The SSA chief’s testimony came just one day after the... Read more

Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump’s core team had deep disagreements over how to handle fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case last year, according to a new book.Vance wanted “maximum transparency” regarding releasing a multitude of government files related to the deceased convicted sex offender when the case... Read more

President Donald Trump clarified comments he made on Wednesday about hundreds of millions of barrels of oil he claimed to have secretly taken from Iran.Trump hosted reporters on Wednesday morning at a bill signing ceremony in the Oval Office, where he claimed the mystery operation had been driving down global... Read more

President Donald Trump previewed more U.S. strikes against Iran after a U.S. Apache ‌helicopter was downed over the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. He declined to specify whether that would include U.S.... Read more

President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Susan Collins‘s (R-ME) reelection bid against Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, despite his checkered relationship with Collins.“She does because she’s a sane woman,” Trump said during a Wednesday event at the White House when asked about his support of the... Read more

President Donald Trump heartily attacked Graham Platner on Wednesday following the latter’s victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary the night prior.Platner has faced a litany of issues and scandals throughout his campaign, but he bested Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) Tuesday night by a healthy margin and is slated to face... Read more

In a lengthy social media post, Trump reiterated that Pulte would be in the post temporarily, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who is departing this month, citing her husband’s diagnosis with an aggressive form of cancer.However, during his short tenure, Pulte, who has come under scrutiny for his lack of national security... Read more

Tickets to the historic IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., are in high demand this summer, as officials prepare the landmark event to commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday. Penske Corporation, which owns IndyCar, revealed Tuesday that it received 288,000 ticket requests for the 100,000 free tickets offered to the public. Freedom... Read more