Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump is leaving the MAGA lane open in yet another Republican primary with his long-running habit of endorsing multiple candidates in a single race. This week, Trump endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) for governor of Arizona after endorsing Republican Karrin Taylor Robson in December 2024. The awkward double endorsement followed complaints from Trump loyalists that…

President Donald Trump signaled his willingness to walk away from negotiations over a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, lending weight to earlier suggestions from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Yet Trump simultaneously insisted at the White House that a deal could still be reached, provided that both sides are genuinely working toward a solution.…

Vice President JD Vance voiced confidence that the United States would be able to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia, even as others in the Trump administration express doubt that Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about negotiations. “We think we have some interesting things to report on, of course, in private. So the negotiations,…

President Donald Trump said a long-delayed minerals deal with Ukraine will be signed next week, a step that could help bolster his efforts to broker peace between the beleaguered nation and Russia. Trump, who was meeting with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, told reporters Thursday afternoon that the minerals deal would be signed next Thursday, saying that…

President Donald Trump stopped short of calling for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell‘s removal during a White House meeting in which the president called Powell “terrible.” “Oh, he’ll leave if I ask him to, he’ll be out of there,” Trump said at a press event with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday afternoon. Hours earlier, Trump…

The Trump administration remains adamant that the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador will not return to the United States despite a court order for his return. Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in a notorious megaprison in El Salvador with both Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claiming that neither country is responsible for his return to the…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that lowers drug prices through the Medicare drug price negotiation program and brings relief to the nearly 69 million people, particularly senior citizens, who rely on the federal program. Trump’s actions directed the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to work…

A celebration of the Ohio State Buckeyes turned into a viral moment for Vice President JD Vance after their championship trophy fell apart in his hands at a White House ceremony on Monday afternoon. Vance, hosting the college football team on the South Lawn, picked up the trophy following remarks in which he and President…

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said it was “preposterous” for him to return a Maryland man to the United States mistakenly deported to El Salvador by President Donald Trump‘s administration. “The question is preposterous,” Bukele said while meeting with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don’t have…

The Trump administration denied on Monday that it was sending mixed messages over its tariff policy, with President Donald Trump‘s chief economic adviser blaming technical staff for the uneven rollout. “I think that the team members of the president haven’t been surprised by news,” Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, told reporters when…