Washington Examiner

Republicans insist they are playing offense before November’s midterm elections, but the party’s biggest spenders are increasingly investing into deep-red states that President Donald Trump has never lost.The Senate map is the best example of this, where recent expenditures in states such as Kansas and Iowa foretell a potentially tumultuous... Read more

Attorney General Todd Blanche is stepping outside the traditional norms of the Justice Department to become a top political attack dog for Republicans in the homestretch before the midterm elections. Blanche, formerly President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, replaced Pam Bondi as acting attorney general in April of this past year after... Read more

The chief of the U.S. Postal Service confirmed the agency has stopped its work on implementing a computer system that would have verified mail-in ballots for the midterm elections under an executive order from President Donald Trump.In a Thursday interview with the Associated Press, Postmaster General David Steiner said “we’re... Read more

The Trump administration must give a 30-day notice before demolishing the Kennedy Center or straying from its planned renovations for the building, the Obama-appointed federal judge overseeing the performing arts center court battle ordered.U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote in a minute order on Thursday that if the Trump... Read more

President Donald Trump said Thursday that American and Polish officials have made “major progress” toward establishing a new U.S. Army base in Poland.Since his first term, Trump has steadily pressured fellow NATO members to increase their annual defense commitments. While the pressure campaign has driven some increases in European defense... Read more

White House Council of Economic Directors chairman Christopher Phelan suggested Thursday that the Trump administration needs additional levers to pull, beyond tariffs, to ensure that other countries stick to bilateral trade agreements.Phelan, who rarely speaks in public, took part in an event on Thursday hosted by the US-Asia Fair Market... Read more

The Trump administration will close the Kennedy Center for at least one week to examine the extent of “severe structural deterioration” in the facility, the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, said in a Thursday court filing.“During this temporary closure, which will last for seven days, unless extended, I intend to... Read more

President Donald Trump is giving Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh a pass after the central bank voted unanimously to raise interest rates.Trump repeatedly attacked Warsh’s predecessor Jerome Powell for holding interest rates steady rather than cutting them, and has called for the Fed to lower rates for months. Stay informed.Stay... Read more

President Donald Trump was photographed reading a placard that said, “Kennedy Center DEMOLITION” on Air Force One late on Wednesday night.The photo was taken from outside the plane through the small windows of the aircraft, only showing Trump’s head in one and the giant placard in the other. Speculation quickly... Read more

President Donald Trump tore into the “hostile” Federal Reserve after the board voted on Wednesday to raise interest rates but held back criticism of Chairman Kevin Warsh, whom he tapped to lead the central bank earlier this year.Speaking with reporters in North Carolina, Trump was asked about the interest rate decision.... Read more

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The National Park Service sent a memorandum of agreement to historic preservation groups that included a series of measures to lessen the impact of President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch after concluding the massive structure would have unavoidable “adverse effects” on historic sites around the nation’s capital.The proposed MOA,... Read more