Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump publicly praised three major American corporations on the same day or the day after he had bought tens of thousands of dollars of their stocks, according to recently reported financial disclosures.Trump’s first-quarter investment filings, submitted late this month to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, show that... Read more

A president’s political power typically wanes in his second term because he cannot seek reelection, and attention inevitably turns to who the next leader of the free world might be. But President Donald Trump does not seem like a lame duck just yet.Trump, who repeatedly quips that he will run... Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will host Thursday’s White House press briefing, becoming the third Cabinet official to step behind the podium while press secretary Karoline Leavitt remains on maternity leave following the birth of her second child earlier this month. Bessent is expected to take questions from reporters in the James S.... Read more

Former first lady Jill Biden said she was “frightened” that her husband was experiencing a stroke during his performance in the 2024 presidential debate against President Donald Trump.In an interview with CBS News, Jill Biden recalled her reaction to seeing former President Joe Biden stumble over his words, appearing frail... Read more

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) sent a letter to Trump administration officials on Wednesday, in which he raised concerns about how President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch would affect traffic flow into the nation’s capital. The design plans for the 250-foot arch to be located on Columbia Island at Memorial Circle, bordering... Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the United States this week to expand military support to Kyiv, a move he hopes will tip the scales in his country’s war against Russia. Washington has provided Ukraine with hundreds of billions worth of weapons throughout the four-year conflict, but has hesitated in recent months... Read more

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will likely attend the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals game next week.Trump, a New York native, said he was invited by James Dolan, who owns the Knicks, the New York Rangers, and Madison Square Garden to attend the game.“They really, they have... Read more

President Donald Trump’s 12th Cabinet meeting of his second term took place at White House on Wednesday. The administration defended its immigration policy, including cracking down on illegal border crossings over the last 12 months, reducing fentanyl inflow from the southern border, and achieving a 50% drop in drug prices.But... Read more

President Donald Trump claimed that 10 dumpsters of garbage were removed from the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool during a Wednesday afternoon Cabinet meeting. “We cleaned it. We fumigated it” Trump said of the Lincoln Memorial. “We had 10 major truck dumpsters of garbage taken out. Can you believe it?”He also... Read more

President Donald Trump hosted the 12th Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, where he claimed that the White House’s anti-fraud task force may balance the federal budget and save Social Security.Trump opened by praising Vice President JD Vance, who leads the task force, and said he was “very proud” of... Read more

The event was originally supposed to take place at Camp David in Maryland, but the trip was canceled due to inclement weather. Peace talks to end the Iran war are in progress, though no notable breakthrough has come yet. A deal could potentially be undermined by recent U.S. strikes in... Read more

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is poised to return to the Trump administration in a new advisory capacity following an undisclosed battle with thyroid cancer, according to multiple reports and public statements from administration allies.Less than two months after her ouster as attorney general, President Donald Trump has appointed Bondi... Read more