Author: Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner
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Steve Doocy to scale back host duties at Fox News
Fox News host Steve Doocy announced Wednesday that he is changing his job site to become the “coast-to-coast host.” Doocy has co-anchored Fox News’s Fox and Friends from New York City since 1998, when the show began on the network. While Doocy expressed his gratitude for the “great job” he admitted “the hours suck.” “After…
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Jason Smith warns Americans face ‘largest tax increase’ if budget fails
Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) suggested the result of not passing the budget reconciliation proposed by Republicans in the House could be “the largest tax increase in the history of America.” Republicans are committed to trillions in federal spending cuts, and Medicaid is appearing as a large target. Smith dismissed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY),…
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Ford CEO extends employee pricing promotion on vehicles amid tariff battle
Ford has announced an extension of its incentive to offer employee pricing to all U.S. customers on most Ford and Lincoln models through July 4. The “From America, For America” campaign came as the auto industry faces 25% tariffs on foreign imports. This initiative could save customers as much as $4,000 in the meantime. Ford’s promotion was initially slated…
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Trump economic adviser blames ‘lingering problems’ from Biden for GDP report
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Stephen Miran blamed a poor first-quarter GDP report on January being “a very weak month” under former President Joe Biden. The Bureau of Economic Analysis published its report Wednesday, finding that the GDP decreased by 0.3% from January to April. Imports negatively affected GDP by 5%. “So, consumer…
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Chris Van Hollen laments Democratic Party has ‘only up to go’
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) acknowledged the Democratic Party‘s defeated stance and suggested that things could only improve. The Republican Party holds the White House and the majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. At the Axios News Shapers event on Wednesday, reporter Stephen Neukam asked Van Hollen about the Democratic Party’s losses and its unpopularity following…
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Pam Bondi celebrates arrests that ‘make America safe again’
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the first 100 days of the Trump administration have been successful in terms of the Department of Justice’s law enforcement efforts against alleged criminals. Law and order were major themes of President Donald Trump’s campaign. Bondi, formerly the attorney general in Florida, has largely delivered by pursuing arrests for high-profile…
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Toyota launches partnership with Waymo over self-driving taxis
Toyota announced a cooperative effort to test the self-driving capabilities of Waymo. Waymo reported 4 million fully autonomous rides last year in the United States, quadrupling its total before 2024. Driverless taxis now operate in Austin, Texas; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; and Phoenix, Arizona. The company is averaging 200,000 rides a week this year, up…
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HHS employees in charge of coal miner occupational safety temporarily rehired
The Department of Health and Human Services called about 40 fired employees back to their positions in workplace safety. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the latest agency to rehire employees hastily let go in the name of government efficiency. President Donald Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency with the goal…
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James Lankford supports Amazon’s ‘transparency’ in tariff cost display
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) encouraged Amazon to continue communicating the cost of tariffs on its products despite pushback from the White House. Amazon teased a “import charges” explainer on its websites to demonstrate how President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day” tariffs, largely on pause until July 9, affect prices. However, a phone call between Trump and Amazon…
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Doug Burgum lauds Trump’s energy policies shifting ‘180 degrees’ from Biden’s
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said President Donald Trump’s goal of energy dominance is moving federal policy in the opposite direction from that of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Trump, who reached his 100th day in office on Tuesday, has been working to change energy policy in the United States. He jump-started efforts to expand drilling in Alaska and…




