Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump pardoned six people whom he says were “persecuted by the Biden Administration,” he announced on Friday afternoon.“It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their... Read more

Trump’s minimum reported earnings from his business empire topped $2.2 billion last year, according to the filings, a figure that dwarfed the income reported by senior figures in his political orbit.Vance reported total income ranging from $1.4 million to $7.4 million in 2025, a sharp increase from roughly $213,000 to... Read more

President Donald Trump told second lady Usha Vance in a newly released podcast episode he has to be “careful” to not “supersede” former President William Howard Taft’s “record” for being the “heaviest” United States president.“He was a large man, very large,” Trump said, referring to Taft. “He loved baseball. He... Read more

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will offer a competing vision of America on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday, not just counterprogramming President Donald Trump but signaling his emergence as the national face of the Democratic Party.Mamdani’s address comes after a string of victories by Democratic Socialists of America-backed... Read more

President Donald Trump will spend Independence Day eve in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) backyard, as Republicans look to gloss over apparent cracks in the critical relationship.Trump will travel to South Dakota on Friday night to attend a fireworks display and deliver remarks at Mount Rushmore. Thune announced late... Read more

President Donald Trump unveiled the new “Spirit of ’76” exhibit at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., designed to honor 12 Revolutionary War figures whom he called “heroes and martyrs” in a social media post on Thursday.The announcement comes just in time for the nation’s semiquincentennial this Saturday, marking the 250th... Read more

Smith unsuccessfully prosecuted Trump in two cases, one related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and another about his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Both cases were dismissed after Trump won the last election.The former federal prosecutor is alarmed by how the Department of Justice has indicted... Read more

President Donald Trump called himself the “best president in the history of Israel” on Thursday as his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to strain amid the unresolved Iran war.During an interview with CNBC host Joe Kernen, Trump boasted that he has been the greatest ally of Israel... Read more

President Donald Trump defended his family during a Thursday interview with CNBC over criticisms that they have grown their wealth by billions of dollars since he reentered office last January.Earlier this week, Trump’s financial disclosure forms showed he earned more than $1 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency venture alone, on... Read more

UFC CEO Dana White and President Donald Trump met in the Oval Office to strategize about possible weather delays moments before Trump gave the all-clear to “load the arena,” according to a new documentary about the production of the UFC’s Freedom 250 event at the White House.The event proceeded with... Read more

President Donald Trump has his eyes on multiple candidates to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, but White House staff aren’t yet rushing to narrow down the short list.On Tuesday, NPR ran a story announcing the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, just minutes after the court handed down its... Read more

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that triple-digit temperatures won’t shorten his Independence Day address on the National Mall, joking that he will deliver a “really long” speech.“By the way, on July Fourth, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I’m going to go, and I’m going to make... Read more