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The White House is optimistic that Republicans can pass a third party-line bill through the reconciliation process this year to secure funding for national security and parts of a GOP election integrity bill that has stalled, according to White House legislative director James Braid.Although Republicans have not yet passed their... Read more

Vice President JD Vance announced new efforts by the Trump administration to eliminate fraud schemes on Wednesday, alerting states that refuse to cooperate with the federal government that they will risk losing access to federal funds for “Medicaid Fraud Control Units” and, possibly, additional programs.Vance, who leads President Donald Trump‘s... Read more

The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance set a six-month pause on new Medicare enrollments for up-and-coming home healthcare and hospice providers due to rampant fraud.The move prevents new hospices and home health agencies, which the CMS deems high-risk for fraudulent activity, from enrolling in Medicare reimbursement.... Read more

Vice President JD Vance is holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon on anti-fraud initiatives he has been spearheading alongside other officials.Since March, the vice president has led the White House task force designed to combat fraud across the nation. Reported fraud in Minnesota served as the impetus for the task... Read more

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York spoke on the Hugh Hewitt Show Tuesday about his take on President Donald Trump’s communication regarding the war with Iran.Host Hugh Hewitt said he thinks Trump has been good about messaging the objective of the battle with Iran in that “they don’t get... Read more

President Donald Trump may have left a parting gift for Democratic ad-makers before departing on his trip to China.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was asked about Iran and “to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” Trump’s answer: not at all.“The only... Read more

The People’s Republic of China rolled out the literal red carpet for President Donald Trump‘s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday.Air Force One landed at Beijing Capital International Airport just before 8 pm local time (8 am Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday. According to the traveling press pool, Trump was greeted... Read more

Despite President Donald Trump’s resistance to greenlighting another American arms sale to Taiwan before his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, he will not alter existing American policy regarding the island nation, according to senior administration officials and China policy experts.A bipartisan group of senators urged the president earlier this week... Read more

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined President Donald Trump and xAI founder Elon Musk aboard Air Force One for the administration’s trip to China, according to the White House press pool.Huang and Musk are two of the leading artificial intelligence innovators in the United States, with their presence on the... Read more

World leaders appear to be trading in their suits for “groutfits” in 2026.Secretary of State Marco Rubio poked fun at former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro by donning an all-gray Nike tracksuit of his own on Air Force One as President Donald Trump travels to China for a meeting with its... Read more

Republicans are hedging throwing support behind suspending federal gas taxes, despite President Donald Trump backing the idea.Trump said on Monday he supported suspending the tax “until it’s appropriate,” in an effort to provide voters with relief from spiking gas prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid... Read more

President Donald Trump accused some media outlets of committing “virtual treason” on Tuesday with their coverage of the war in Iran.Trump’s comments came in the form of a Truth Social post while he was traveling to Beijing on Tuesday afternoon for a bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.“When the... Read more