Author: NAOMI LIM Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump departed for his first trip abroad — this time to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — from a position of strength as he hopes to make $1 trillion in deals and strike a balance between diplomacy and business in the Middle East. Trump did spend some of last weekend…

President Donald Trump‘s inaugural trip abroad is poised to be consequential as he tries to reshape the world order, with the Middle East in his sights amid his tariff war. Trump is scheduled to depart next week on a dayslong tour of the Middle East that is expected to include stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar,…

The White House is defending President Donald Trump from allegations that he is profiting from being president. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was first asked about Trump promoting his meme coin, $Trump, on his social media accounts. The group operating the coin is offering buyers the opportunity to attend a dinner with the president…

First lady Melania Trump celebrated the life of former first lady Barbara Bush at the White House, unveiling a U.S. Postal Service postage stamp of President George H.W. Bush‘s wife in a rare public appearance. “Mrs. Bush’s legacy is marked by her respect for tradition, while also breaking with convention,” Trump said at the White…

The White House has warned the European Union that its proposal to retaliate against U.S. tariffs would be a “grave mistake.” Trade adviser Peter Navarro issued the warning after the European Commission earlier Thursday announced potential tariffs on almost $112 billion of U.S. imports, including aircraft, and that it would lodge a dispute with the…

President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost’s election as the Catholic Church‘s next pope. Prevost is the first U.S.-born pontiff in history. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” Trump said Thursday on social media. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his surgeon general pick and nominated Dr. Casey Means, an ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for the role. Nesheiwat, the former medical director of the urgent healthcare system CityMD and a one-time Fox News contributor, had been criticized by conservative activist…

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she is aware of reports that pizzas are being anonymously sent to judges’ homes but withheld comment on the deliveries, which Democrats said are meant to be threatening. “I’m just learning about that,” Bondi told the Washington Examiner at the White House on Wednesday. When asked if the Justice Department…

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked President Donald Trump not to call Canada the 51st state of the United States as he did under Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau. During a press conference on the roof of the Canadian Embassy on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and Congress, Carney said he made the…

President Donald Trump announced that Washington will host the 2027 NFL draft as he tries to revitalize the capital city. Alongside District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, Trump described the announcement at the White House as advancing “the mission of making Washington, D.C., safe, and…