How Trump’s war with Iran is quietly reshaping world power

Read more here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4446300/why-trump-must-enforce-iran-red-line/ Set aside for a moment the enormity of Iran’s clerical tyranny having murdered tens of thousands of unarmed citizens. Even then, thinking only of America’s national security interests, without …

Trump’s fiery state of the union: Populist show or political masterstroke?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defended the members of his party who refused to stand after President Donald Trump asked them to stand if they believed native citizens should be prioritized over illegal immigrants at his State of the Union address. Trump baited Democrats into a public…

Trump may be pulling the US to the brink of war with Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s message to President Donald Trump was clear: The president has a “generational opportunity” to reshape the Middle East by toppling Iran’s leaders. The South Carolina senator used one of his regular rounds of golf earlier this month to make one of his regular arguments, Secret…

How significant is Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's Epstein files mention?

President Donald Trump’s administration is defending Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick against bipartisan calls for the Cabinet secretary to resign due to his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest trove of Epstein files released by the Justice Department showed that Lutnick pl…

Can Trump turn DHS funding fight into a winning GOP issue for midterms?

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will not support any funding for the Department of Homeland Security without a deal on the conduct of federal officials, a new line in the sand for congressional Democrats that increases the likelihood of a partial government shutdown later this month. …

Trump shows willingness to ease MN ICE presence if Walz and Frey cooperate

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said on Tuesday that he “would beat the s*** out of” Vice President JD Vance if given the chance, a remark that underscored his frustration with calls for bipartisanship amid escalating political tensions over immigration and enforcement. Walz made the comment during…

Where has Trump found success one year into his second term?

President Donald Trump marked the first year of his second term with a lengthy press conference, rattling off his achievements and lamenting his failure to break through on the economy. “Maybe I have bad public relations people, but we’re not getting it across,” Trump said of his economic performa…

American power in Venezuela: A warning to Russia and China?

As Venezuela‘s former dictator Nicolás Maduro left his country, captured by U.S. military forces, Maduro’s cabinet and regime officials made it out of the operation largely unscathed, still holding onto their positions of power. President Donald Trump has opted to work with Maduro’s former vice pr…

Minnesota's fraud scandal brings reckoning for Tim Walz

House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced the first congressional hearing into the Minnesota fraud scandal and invited Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and state Attorney General Keith Ellison to participate at a later date. The first hearing, scheduled for Jan. 7, will include testimony from stat…

Why would Susie Wiles give so much access to Vanity Fair?

Susie Wiles, described by President Donald Trump as the most powerful woman in the world, has hit back at a series of Vanity Fair articles in which she made several unflattering comments about members of the administration, including her boss. Wiles, the first-ever female White House chief of staf…