Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Vance says changing his tune on Trump was a sign of ‘humility’
Vice President JD Vance insisted his evolving views on President Donald Trump over the past decade were a sign of “humility” during his first interview with ABC’s The View. Vance spoke with the show’s co-hosts on Tuesday morning to promote his newly released book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, but was grilled on…
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Trump and Macron play nice at G7 summit opening
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron avoided any public tussles over foreign policy at the opening events of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on Monday. The two leaders have had a complicated relationship during Trump’s second term as the United States imposed “Liberation Day” tariffs on most trade partners, pressured the NATO…
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Vance says MOU between Iran and US ‘already signed’ digitally
Vice President JD Vance said a 60-day preliminary ceasefire extension between Iran and the United States was signed digitally ahead of in-person meetings to sign the deal in Europe later this week. “We already signed the deal digitally yesterday,” Vance told ABC’s Good Morning America on Monday about the memorandum of understanding. “And there’s been…
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Trump says Iran agreed to give up the ‘nuclear dust’ but the US has to take it out
President Donald Trump claimed Tehran is willing to give up its nuclear capabilities, a key proponent of ending the Iran war, but the United States must be the one to remove the nuclear power. “Iran told me very strongly they intend to give us the nuclear dust, as I call it,” Trump said during an…
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz won’t reopen until Iran strikes a deal with US
President Donald Trump said in a new interview that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States and Iran reach a peace deal to end the ongoing war. The two nations are set to begin a second round of peace deal talks this week in Islamabad, Pakistan, as a two-week ceasefire is…
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Trump declares National Angel Family Day for illegal immigrants’ victims
President Donald Trump on Monday designated Feb. 22 as National Angel Family Day in honor of 62 people who were killed by illegal immigrants and two others who survived attacks. Trump signed a proclamation making the designation official at an event at the White House with the families of the victims. “Everyone in this room…
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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson dies at 84
Famed civil rights activist and longtime black political leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday morning, at the age of 84, following a longtime battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Jackson was hospitalized in November and later diagnosed with a degenerative condition called progressive supranuclear palsy, CBS News reported. His passing was announced in a statement posted…
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Trump to announce new fuel standards, reversing Biden-era rules
President Donald Trump will announce new fuel economy standards on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner. This “reset” of fuel standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program marks a reversal of rules established under former President Joe Biden‘s administration and is expected to save American families…
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Vance warns GOP needs to give voters something to ‘believe in’ without Trump on ballot
Vice President JD Vance said the GOP’s bruising November losses were a blunt warning that the party must give President Donald Trump’s working-class coalition a reason to show up without Trump driving turnout. During a Thursday morning fireside chat with Breitbart’s Matt Boyle, Vance conceded that modern-day Republican voters who support Trump’s MAGA movement are “a fundamentally…
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Why Democrats’ hard-fought redistricting wins may all be for naught
The Democrats’ aggressive response to the redistricting war with the GOP has helped the party stave off dramatic losses of congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as they seek to retake control of at least one branch in Congress. Yet the successful counterattacks against the GOP could be wiped out next year if…