Tag: Politics
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Defense forum: Hegseth hails Trump as ‘true and rightful heir’ of Reagan
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called President Donald Trump the “true and rightful heir” of Ronald Reagan at a defense forum named after the former president in Southern California on Saturday. Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Hegseth based the comparison on Trump and Reagan’s shared “peace through strength” foreign policy doctrine. “Like President Reagan, President Trump is…
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Trump launches investigation into whether anti-competition affects food affordability
Jenny Goldsberry Washington Examiner President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday to establish a task force to “remedy any anti-competitive behavior” in the U.S. food supply. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will create the Food Supply Chain Security Task Force. Trump instructed the force to “take all necessary and appropriate actions to…
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Judge deals setback to DOJ effort to seek new indictment against Comey
The Denver Gazette wire services WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when they initially secured criminal charges. The ruling Saturday night from U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…
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Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties
The Denver Gazette wire services Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. Trump blasted Cuellar for “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” suggesting the Republican president might have…
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Duckworth rips Trump FAA bonus as ‘insult,’ demands equal shutdown pay for all workers
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to expand bonuses awarded during the recent government shutdown to qualifying Federal Aviation Administration workers to more employees at the agency. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last month that air traffic controllers and technicians who had a perfect work attendance record during the shutdown would…
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Patel signals Comey case is far from over: ‘Stay tuned’
Zach LaChance Washington Examiner FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the case into former FBI Director James Comey is not over after a federal judge tossed his criminal indictment earlier this week. In a wide-ranging interview with the Epoch Times that was released on Saturday, Patel said the FBI and Department of Justice are weighing “numerous options” to keep the case, which centers…
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COLUMN: Good news and bad, about a complaining nation
SAN DIEGO — With all due respect to baseball, the real national pastime is complaining. Oblivious to how soft and comfortable our lives are compared to those of millions of other people around the world, Americans love to gripe. Whether it’s harvest time or not, we make “whine” year-round. We complain about the…
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Alleged shooter of National Guard troops previously worked for U.S. government agencies
Washington Examiner Staff The suspected shooter of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday is a native of Afghanistan who previously worked in the United States for multiple government agencies, one of which was the Central Intelligence Agency. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspected shooter, entered the U.S. in 2021 as part of the initiative of the Joe…
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Trump outlines next stage of Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations
Timothy Nerozzi Washington Examiner President Donald Trump is simultaneously dispatching some of his highest-ranking surrogates for what is hoped to be the final stages of ongoing peace negotiations with Ukraine and Russia. Trump revealed his next moves in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday afternoon, noting that the “original 28-Point Peace Plan … has been fine-tuned, with additional input…
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Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat
The Denver Gazette wire services RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections. The map targets the state’s only swing seat, currently held by…