Washington Examiner

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

The FBI ran a secret operation to discredit corruption allegations against the Biden family as “Russian disinformation,” including allegations that Hunter Biden accepted money from Ukrainian interests in exchange for influence, according to intelligence documents declassified by the Trump White House.A newly released summary report from the Office of the... Read more

President Donald Trump’s announcement that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing the administration at the end of the month has sparked speculation regarding a possible replacement.Although Trump could decide to do something nontraditional and not replace Leavitt, as the White House did not replace her during her maternity... Read more

Two media groups on Wednesday sued to block President Donald Trump’s social media company from offering high-paying clientele real-time access to posts on the platform, alleging the subscription plan is unconstitutional. Truth Social began offering Truth API, or application programming interface, on Aug. 1 to users who pay up to $100,000... Read more

JP Cooney and Molly Gaston, who previously worked for former special counsel Jack Smith at the Department of Justice, are bringing their legal expertise against President Donald Trump to Democracy Forward.The legal advocacy organization hired the two veteran federal prosecutors to build a team focused on fighting the Trump administration’s... Read more

President Donald Trump was joined only by a single Cabinet member when he was secretly whisked onto a second plane, with two Cabinet members remaining behind, according to a new report.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined Trump on the C-32A after he snuck onto it with aides Natalie Harp, Dan Scavino,... Read more

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, a long-term aide to President Donald Trump, will be departing the administration at the end of August to spend more time with her family.“Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at... Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his brief stint on the keto diet left him so irritable he would have been ready to declare war had he been secretary of state at the time.“I did, at one time, maybe four, five years ago, I tried this thing called keto. And... Read more

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached a new low, sitting at 33% approval and 62% disapproval, according to the latest YouGov/Economist poll.The one-third approval standing in early August is the lowest net job approval Trump has seen across his two terms as president, per the pollster. In the wake... Read more

A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay over $250,000 in legal fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled his Christmas concert in protest of President Donald Trump.Redd canceled the annual Christmas Eve performance he hosted at the cultural center in December after nearly 20 years, after Trump... Read more

President Donald Trump acknowledged that he would like to seek a third term in the White House but conceded that the law presents a significant obstacle to a 2028 presidential campaign. “Everybody asks me that question, and you know that the law is very strong on that. I’d love to run,... Read more

President Donald Trump has a winning story to tell regarding his crackdown on crime, but the public may not be listening as voter concerns about the economy dominate the political discussion.Less than 100 days before November’s midterm elections, Trump’s crime record could help Republicans blunt losses as voters remain increasingly... Read more