Author: Christian Datoc

Republican campaign officials are looking to buck modern midterm election trends in 2026, and simmering infighting within the party, with help from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Typically, parties in power lose seats in midterm elections, and six months into Trump’s term, the GOP is saddled with additional speed bumps heading into…

President Donald Trump danced around questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case Friday morning, including whether he would pardon Ghislaine Maxwell for cooperating with Justice Department officials. Maxwell, Epstein’s former lover and collaborator, is currently five years into a 20-year prison sentence for her role in the disgraced financier’s crimes. However, she sat for an interview…

President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition characterized by diminished blood recirculation to the legs, the White House announced on Thursday. Photos circulating this weekend of the president attending the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey showed Trump exhibiting noticeable swelling in his lower half. Trump was also photographed earlier this week at the…

President Donald Trump dodged a question Wednesday about fallout from his administration‘s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case in recent weeks. Trump has staunchly defended Attorney General Pam Bondi in the face of growing anger from ostensible Make America Great Again loyalists. Yet a number of top Trump allies on Capitol Hill are pressuring the…

Donald Trump is narrowing down his short list of possible successors to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, as he resists the president’s very public calls to cut interest rates. The top contenders include two Kevins, a top Cabinet secretary, and two members of the Fed’s board of governors, according to senior White House officials and…

After President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in imposing his “Liberation Day” tariffs, trade adviser Peter Navarro touted the possibility of “90 deals in 90 days.” In truth, it hasn’t been that easy, and the deadline is up on July 9. This Washington Examiner series, 90 Deals in 90 Days, will look at how…

The Trump administration is backing a provision in the Republican reconciliation bill that would allow the Treasury Department to implement a so-called “revenge tax” on certain foreign investors. The provision, called Section 899, in the bill first gained steam among Republicans in 2023 as a response to former President Joe Biden‘s endorsement of a 15% global…

President Donald Trump stopped short of outright castigating Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday but suggested he is growing tired of Russia‘s ongoing offensive against Ukraine. Trump made the comments while flying to the Netherlands on Tuesday morning to attend the NATO summit. Though Trump’s Saturday decision to launch airstrikes against Iran will likely overshadow…

The Trump administration sent termination notices on Thursday to more than 500,000 migrants enrolled in a Biden-era parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed that notices had been sent to program enrollees that their work authorizations and paroles were revoked, effective immediately. “The Biden Administration…

President Donald Trump is considering unloading the Tesla he purchased earlier this year following Thursday’s very public breakup with former adviser Elon Musk. White House officials told the Washington Examiner that the president has yet to make a final decision regarding the vehicle, a red Model S that was parked between the West Wing and…