Author: David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
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Trump sets his sights on peace progress in the new year with Netanyahu and Zelensky meetings
In the days leading up to the new year, President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again to discuss peaceful resolutions to the foreign nations’ respective conflicts. The White House is seeking to make progress in solidifying the next phase of the Israel-Hamas…
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Abrego Garcia vows to ‘fight’ against Trump administration as judge prohibits further detention
Kilmar Abrego Garcia vowed to “fight” against the Trump administration on Friday, one day after a federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release him from custody. The once-detained Salvadoran national appeared outside an ICE field office in Baltimore, Maryland, where he urged supporters to stand strong and keep fighting alongside him. Shortly after,…
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TPUSA mounts pressure campaign on Indiana Republicans opposed to redistricting
Turning Point USA on Friday mounted a pressure campaign against Indiana Republicans who resisted President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push in the state legislature. The conservative organization launched the effort with the help of pro-Trump super PACs. The groups will spend eight figures to “primary people that are standing in the way of the president’s…
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Newsom spars with Bondi over California redistricting lawsuit after Texas win
The Department of Justice traded barbs with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) office on social media after the Supreme Court delivered a mid-decade redistricting win for Texas Republicans on Thursday. The online exchange started when Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the high court’s decision to halt a lower court’s order that had tossed the new Texas…
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Trump holds Cabinet meeting as administration protects Hegseth from ‘war crime’ accusations
As President Donald Trump hosts a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to receive ample attention from the press over his reported authorization of orders to kill narco-terrorists. Critics have accused Hegseth of committing “war crimes” for giving the order to kill all accused narco-traffickers on a…
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Iran ends cooperation with UN watchdog IAEA seeking nuclear inspections
Iran ended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday after the United Nations watchdog passed a resolution backing further inspections of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. The measure was meant to demand information about the status of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and nuclear sites that the United States and Israel bombed during…
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House Judiciary Committee refers former Jack Smith attorney Thomas Windom for prosecution
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday referred Thomas Windom, a former attorney for then-special counsel Jack Smith, to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution related to his alleged obstruction of Congress. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Jordan lays out how Windom refused to answer multiple questions during a transcribed…
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Republican House committee chairman announces he will not seek reelection in 2026
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. Arrington, who has served in the House since 2017, made the announcement in an interview published by Fox News on Tuesday. “I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service…
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Raskin urges Trump to withhold ‘any form of clemency’ from Ghislaine Maxwell
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), in his capacity as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, is urging President Donald Trump to refrain from granting “any form of clemency” to Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. In a letter dated Sunday, Raskin cited whistleblower information that indicated Maxwell is planning to ask the president to commute…
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Trump declares Democrats’ affordability issue ‘dead’ due to falling Thanksgiving costs
President Donald Trump declared that Democrats‘ focus on affordability is a “dead” matter because Thanksgiving dinner costs this year are 25% lower compared to last year. “2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday morning. “My [costs] are lower…