National security advisor central to Iran negotiations to leave White House

Baker is set to part ways with President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, Axios reported on Friday, marking the second high-profile departure from the White House this week. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Wednesday that she would be stepping down from her role to spend more time with... Read more

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow construction on the White House ballroom to continue, after a federal appeals court said the construction must be halted until the federal government gets approval from Congress.The East Wing of the White House was demolished last year to make... Read more

Trump says ‘no greater insult’ than WWII memorial vandalism: ‘We are on their trail’

President Donald Trump condemned the graffiti vandalism of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., as a particularly grievous insult and said those responsible were being hunted down.After the preeminent memorial to U.S. sacrifices in World War II was spray-painted with graffiti and its fountain filled with bubbly soap,... Read more

Kennedy Center board votes to return Trump’s name to venue’s facade

The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees on Thursday voted to put President Donald Trump’s name on the institution’s facade in Washington, D.C., testing the limits of a judge’s order on the matter. The board voted to add the inscription “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump” below the Kennedy Center... Read more

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s happy warrior

Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was a full-throated defender of President Donald Trump at the podium, but she typically served up the MAGA message with a smile.That’s not to say the 28-year-old’s briefings weren’t combative, especially as she mixed it up with reporters from some of Trump’s least... Read more

State Department abolishes ‘ideologically extreme and discriminatory’ DEI policies in Foreign Service

“Microaggressions” and “allyship” are out at the U.S. Foreign Service.The State Department announced Thursday that it will be overhauling policies in the diplomatic personnel system, ending a slew of protocols previously established to further diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.“The DEI agenda was embedded in the institutional culture of the Foreign... Read more

Vance says ‘goal No. 1’ of Iran war is to lower gas prices

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that President Donald Trump‘s immediate priority regarding the war with Iran is to lower oil and gas prices, ahead of preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.The vice president was pressed in an interview with Fox News’s Will Cain to address “frustration” with the “seesaw nature” of the... Read more

Americans want to make domestic beer great again: Poll

EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are betting they can convince their voters to go to the polls this November with beer.Trumpworld pollster John McLaughlin, in a poll published on Thursday, reported that likely voters nationwide support tariffs on Mexican beer by a margin of nearly 3-to-1, 65% to 23%.Even when voters were... Read more

Leavitt ran the podium ‘like a Navy SEAL’: Joe Concha

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha praised White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for her performance behind the podium, arguing that Leavitt distinguished herself through preparation, confidence, and a willingness to aggressively defend President Donald Trump’s agenda.“It’s probably one of the toughest jobs you can do in Washington, certainly one of... Read more

White House identifies countries evading billions in tariffs through transshipping

The White House is working to crack down on countries using loopholes to evade paying President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including China, India, and Mexico.Peter Navarro, the senior White House counselor for trade and manufacturing, briefed reporters on the initiative Thursday morning. As part of the crackdown, the Council of Economic... Read more

White House deploys private companies to help crack down on cybersecurity breaches

The White House intends to use private companies in the United States to help crack down on cybersecurity breaches perpetrated by transnational criminal organizations.President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday, directing his administration to employ the private sector in the nation’s escalating cyber offensive against foreign threats.“By partnering with... Read more

Trump vs. Obama endorsements: How party leaders pick their candidates

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have both put their political weight behind candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, but their endorsements reflect two markedly different approaches to shaping their respective parties.Both presidents have moved to back candidates in key races across the country, but Trump often casts... Read more