Author: Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump shared a short message of remembrance for Pope Francis in the wake of the pope’s death on Easter Monday. “Rest in Peace Pope Francis!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “May God Bless him and all who loved him!” POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88 Trump also ordered flags…

If he had his way, Joe Biden would be in the White House today. Instead, the former president is searching for newfound relevance in the second Trump era, making occasional speeches to remind the public that he’s still around and lambasting his old rival. “What makes us distinct from the rest of the world comes…

Former President Joe Biden slammed his successor without naming him in a speech on Social Security that marked his first major address since leaving the White House. “They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration, pushing an additional 7,000 employees, 7,000, out the door,” Biden said at a Chicago conference for disability advocates on…

President Donald Trump will sign a memorandum aimed at cracking down on Social Security fraud, with the White House emphasizing its efforts to prevent illegal immigrants from incorrectly receiving benefits. “The memorandum will direct the [Trump] administration to ensure that ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs,” White House press secretary…

President Donald Trump threatened Harvard University‘s tax-exempt status, the latest escalation in a battle over its campus policies. “Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?’” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent…

The long-running friendship between MAGA World and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was upheld Monday at the White House. Bukele has met members of President Donald Trump‘s inner circle multiple times over the years. Most recently, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s former attorney general nominee, met with the Salvadoran president over the weekend ahead of…

Democrats have spent the last two weeks railing against President Donald Trump‘s tariff scheme, calling it reckless and unnecessary, and even accusing him of illegal market manipulation. In response, Trump allies have dug through the vault to hit them with their own words. “Interestingly, Chuck Schumer and Crazy Nancy wanted to do this for years,”…

President Donald Trump’s closely watched physical on Friday continued a long tradition of scrutiny over the health of the U.S. president, one that has been exacerbated due to the advanced age of recent White House occupants. Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden, was the oldest man ever elected president, and his deteriorating health has become…

The White House said President Donald Trump would be “gracious” if China came forward to make a trade deal, though that has not happened yet. The United States and China spent this week going tit for tat in an escalating trade war. China upped tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%, and the U.S. taxed goods,…

The White House on Friday called out the “myth” that the recently passed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, could prevent married women from voting if they change their last name. “This act is a commonsense measure that would require proof of citizenship for voting in our elections,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…