Author: Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Trump quietly drops steel and aluminum tariffs for bikes, e-bikes, and frames
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EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has quietly backed off from President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% steel and aluminum tariffs on imported bicycles, e-bikes, and bicycle frames. In August 2025, the administration added e-bikes to the list of products covered by Trump’s steel tariffs. In October 2025, bicycles and frames were included in a list…
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Trump wants to be personally ‘involved’ in picking next Iranian leader: Report
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President Donald Trump told Axios Thursday that he wants to be personally involved with picking Iran‘s next leader, despite multiple senior administration officials repeatedly declaring that “regime change” is not a stated objective of Operation Epic Fury. Trump conducted an eight-minute phone interview, his second with Axios since Saturday, where he acknowledged reports that Mojtaba…
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Trump to attend dignified transfer of six US service members killed by Iran
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President Donald Trump will attend the soon-to-be-held dignified transfer of six American service members killed so far by Iran in Operation Epic Fury. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement during her Wednesday press briefing. “These heroes represent the very best among us. They laid down their lives in defense of our country,…
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Vance heading to Minneapolis amid Trump’s ICE crackdown
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Vice President JD Vance will deliver remarks and visit with ICE agents in Minneapolis Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues his immigration crackdown in the state. The vice president has been a critical messenger for the administration combating public opposition to ICE’s actions in Minnesota. Vance joined reporters for a briefing earlier this month at…
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Vance announces new assistant attorney general position to focus on fraud
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Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that President Donald Trump is creating a new attorney general position to lead government efforts to investigate and prosecute fraud cases. Vance joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at an unscheduled briefing Thursday afternoon in which he asserted that fraud schemes like the one uncovered in Minnesota are…
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Trump’s Venezuela intervention could settle the 2028 debate for Rubio and Vance
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President Donald Trump‘s Venezuelan intervention will likely have a significant effect on determining the GOP nominee for the 2028 presidential election. For months, Trump has hinted at his desire to see a ticket featuring both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though the president himself hasn’t necessarily clarified which man he’d…
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Trump administration awards rural health ‘transformation’ grants to all 50 states
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The Trump administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new healthcare grants for all 50 states on Monday as part of a program launched by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act over the summer. The law allocated $50 billion for a new Rural Health Transformation program to partially offset nearly $140 billion…
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Vance: Democrats on affordability is like ‘Charles Manson criticizing violent crime’
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Vice President JD Vance traveled to Alburtis, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday to continue the Trump administration’s end-of-the-year dash to address voters’ economic concerns. Last week, President Donald Trump regaled a crowd at the Mount Airy Casino in nearby Mount Pocono with a typical rally performance. However, the president responded to his slipping economic polling by blaming…
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Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair ‘hit piece,’ which included her unflattering comments about Trump and his team
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Susie Wiles, described by President Donald Trump as the most powerful woman in the world, has hit back at a series of Vanity Fair articles in which she made several unflattering comments about members of the administration, including her boss. Wiles, the first-ever female White House chief of staff, referred to the pieces, published Tuesday…
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Trump quietly ‘reviewing options’ as Congress stares down Obamacare deadline
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President Donald Trump is staying quiet as Congress works to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, but Trumpworld insiders believe the White House will rally Republicans behind a proposal as the Dec. 31 expiration date approaches. Democratic lawmakers have been sounding the alarm for months about how health insurance premiums will skyrocket for more than 20 million…