Washington Examiner

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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