Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz won’t reopen until Iran strikes a deal with US
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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Trump ‘absolutely’ supports legislation to extend SNAP benefits, White House says
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President Donald Trump would support legislation from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that funds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beyond Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “Yes, the administration would absolutely support that legislation. We hope that it would come over the finish line,” Leavitt said Thursday when…
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Trump’s second meeting with Putin put on ice, White House official confirms
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A second summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put on hold, a White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner Tuesday morning. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday ahead of an expected meeting in Budapest, Hungary, but that is no longer…
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White House opposes joint resolution to block attacks on drug cartels without congressional approval
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President Donald Trump‘s administration sent notice to Congress on Tuesday opposing a joint resolution introduced by Senate Democrats to stop U.S. military strikes on drug cartel boats in the Caribbean Sea without congressional approval. The Washington Examiner obtained a copy of the Office of Management and Budget‘s statement of administration policy, which called for the…