Washington Examiner

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) got a glimpse of the White House this week as speculation continues to grow he is eyeing a 2028 presidential campaign.Alongside fellow possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Shapiro was at the White House on Friday to help President Donald Trump’s administration put... Read more

A watchdog group on Thursday called on the Interior Department to produce financial details about one of the Trump administration’s initiatives to celebrate the United States’s semiquincentennial. The development appears to mark an effort designed to ensure that Freedom 250, a semiquincentennial initiative being spearheaded by President Donald Trump, does not... Read more

President Donald Trump relented Friday on his threat to use the Insurrection Act in response to unrest in Minneapolis.“I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it,” Trump said about the Insurrection Act while speaking to a gaggle of reporters... Read more

Machado was at the White House on Thursday for lunch with Trump as his administration considers how best to deal with Venezuela after he ordered the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro earlier this month. “Well, she offered it to me,” Trump said Friday. “I thought it was very... Read more

President Donald Trump is reportedly pardoning former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, who pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges last year.Trump is also pardoning two of her co-defendants, billionaire Venezuelan-Italian banker and Britannia Financial Group founder Julio Martin Herrera-Velutini and former FBI agent Mark Rossini. White House officials have... Read more

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First lady Melania Trump said artificial intelligence provides the tools to foster creativity but emphasized that humanity is needed to give projects “purpose” and “meaning.”Trump, an advocate for AI use in K-12 education, delivered the opening remarks at Zoom Ahead: AI for Tomorrow’s Leaders, a learning experience on AI use.... Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Friday that her primary focus remains the restoration of democracy and the release of political prisoners in her home country, rather than her own political future. When asked if she spoke with Trump about helping her secure the presidential seat, Machado stated simply,... Read more

Vice President JD Vance will reportedly pass on the 2026 Munich Security Conference after he rattled European leaders with a combative speech last year.The speech, delivered early in President Donald Trump’s second term, established that the administration would be less friendly toward Europe. “There’s a new sheriff in town,” Vance... Read more

President Donald Trump threatened to tariff other nations that do not support the U.S. in acquiring Greenland during a Friday morning event.During an event touting the administration’s investment in rural health, Trump recalled threatening European nations, such as France and Germany, with 25% tariffs for not paying more for prescription... Read more

Washington insiders keep straining to see daylight between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, only for the two of them to maintain a united front.Vance and Rubio met together at the White House with Denmark’s foreign minister on Wednesday for a “frank but also constructive” conversation... Read more

President Donald Trump’s recent economic proposals mark a notable shift further into populism and an embrace of policies typically espoused by left-leaning political figures.In recent days, Trump has proposed capping credit card rates at 10% for one year, a proposal met with pushback from free-market advocates. He has also said... Read more