Author: Zach LaChance, Washington Examiner
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Trump opposed to follow-up strikes on alleged drug boats amid Hegseth scrutiny
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President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday he is against follow-up strikes on alleged drug vessels, as War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing scrutiny over a reported order he gave to kill two survivors of a drug boat strike in early September. The Washington Post reported that a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug vessel…
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Trump calls on House Republicans to pass bill releasing full Epstein files
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President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to vote for a bill that would release nearly all of the remaining Epstein files held by the Department of Justice. The House will hold a vote sometime this week on the Epstein Files Transparency Act after four Republicans joined all Democrats on a discharge petition forcing Speaker Mike…
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Maduro’s ‘days are numbered,’ Trump says as he dodges on land strikes
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President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday night that Nicolas Maduro‘s time as president of Venezuela is coming to a close, while also declining to discuss possible land strikes in the South American country. Trump appeared on 60 Minutes for a wide-ranging interview, some of which touched on the developments in Venezuela, which have included a…
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Trump’s calls to scrap Senate filibuster reach a fever pitch
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President Donald Trump repeatedly demanded that the Senate scrap its filibuster rule on Sunday, a call that has become more urgent as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Trump previously called for the canceling of the filibuster last week, in what was his latest plan to break the impasse as millions were…
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Newsom considering 2028 run, calls Trump an ‘invasive species’
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., revealed in a recent interview that he is mulling a bid for the White House in 2028, saying he’d be “lying” if he denied it. Newsom was asked by CBS News’s Robert Costa whether after the 2026 midterm elections, he’s going to give a presidential run “serious thought.” “Yeah, I’d be…






