Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner

A nonprofit think tank founded by former President Donald Trump‘s allies has come out against President Joe Biden‘s $106 billion foreign aid supplemental, citing opposition to linking funding for Ukraine along with assistance for Israel in its battle against the terrorist group Hamas. The America First Policy Institute, made up of dozens of former Trump…

Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) weeklong trip to China, including a brief stop in Israel, may be further brandishing his international expertise should he choose to seek higher office further down the line. Amid his tour, Newsom focused on promoting climate cooperation and held a surprise meeting on Wednesday with President Xi Jinping in Beijing at…

Long-shot Republican presidential candidate and conservative radio host Larry Elder dropped out of the 2024 race this week and endorsed former President Donald Trump in the primary. As the GOP field prepares for the third debate in Miami, Florida, next month, Elder said he “made the difficult decision” to suspend his campaign. This is his…

When most of the GOP 2024 field speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual summit in Las Vegas this weekend, the No. 1 topic they will touch on is the continuing war between Israel and Hamas that has dominated international news and upended American politics. Former President Donald Trump, the unequivocal front-runner in the race,…

EXCLUSIVE — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said China remains a top U.S. adversary and is attempting to use the Israel–Hamas war to topple American dominance one day before he unveils his foreign policy agenda during a speech in Washington, D.C. Since the Oct. 7 surprise Hamas attack, DeSantis has organized four flights taking nearly 700 Americans…

Republican presidential candidates began congratulating and praising the newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after 220 House Republicans voted in favor of him to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries‘s (D-NY) 209 votes Wednesday afternoon. House Republicans spent three weeks divided over who should succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), with Johnson emerging as…

One day after tanking House Majority Whip Tom Emmer‘s (R-MN) bid to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker, former President Donald Trump expressed support for Rep. Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) speaker bid but stopped short of endorsing him. Trump thanked congressional Republicans who have remained divided for weeks over who should replace McCarthy before…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley lambasted U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for claiming that the Oct. 7 Hamas surprise attacks on Israel “did not happen in a vacuum” during a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday. “The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation,” Guterres said, according to reporting…

Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy got into a minor spat over UFOs and the Republican National Committee-sponsored primary debates Tuesday morning. During an appearance with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Christie suggested that the third primary debate next month focus on current events, such as the battle between Israel and Hamas. HALEY…

Former President Donald Trump, no stranger to attacking political rivals with derisive nicknames, thanked former Republican presidential candidate Perry Johnson for his endorsement in the 2024 primary race this week. Johnson ended his long-shot campaign on Friday in a lengthy statement in which he cited “corruption among leaders at the RNC” as “appalling.” The Michigan…