The Trump administration has involved itself in private-sector business decision-making in several deals, reflecting a level of comfort with activist economic management unusual for recent United States presidents, especially Republicans. The actions, which range from taking ownership stakes in private firms to directing spending decisions by foreign governments, are in line with President Donald Trump’s […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez presented President Donald Trump with a key to the city on Wednesday, suggesting that Trump will build his presidential library there. Trump traveled to Miami to commemorate the anniversary of his second election win, when Suarez joined Trump onstage before the American Business Forum to present the president with the golden […]
President Donald Trump traveled to Miami, Florida, on Wednesday to deliver remarks at the America Business Forum, where he sought to shake off major warning signs for Republicans in light of Tuesday night’s elections. Democratic candidates campaigned heavily this year against Trump’s own economic policies and rode that “affordability” messaging into major wins in Virginia, […]
The Supreme Court‘s Wednesday oral arguments over the legality of Donald Trump‘s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs pitted the president’s constitutional foreign affairs powers against Congress’s constitutionally delegated tariff power. The justices appeared highly skeptical of the Solicitor General D. John Sauer’s arguments that the president’s sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are […]
Turning Point USA successfully led an effort to recall Mesa City Councilmember Julie Spilsbury on Tuesday in Arizona. Dorean Taylor, the TPUSA-endorsed candidate, won the recall election with 52.78% as of Tuesday evening. Spilsbury had endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, despite being a Republican herself. More than 15,000 ballots […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats’ campaign arm is rolling out a four-figure ad buy targeting House Republicans on the lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as the government shutdown enters its record-breaking 36th day. The ad, shared first with the Washington Examiner, will run in seven battleground districts represented by Reps. David Valadao (R-CA), Monica […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) refusal to budge on a monthlong government shutdown paid dividends at the ballot box Tuesday night as Democrats brought purple states, most notably Virginia, more firmly under their grasp. In a Wednesday press conference, Schumer explicitly credited the shutdown with helping Democrats win the governor’s race in that state, […]
California Republicans swiftly moved to file a lawsuit against a controversial redistricting ballot measure pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) after voters approved the measure during Tuesday’s off-year elections. Republicans claim in a lawsuit that the new map that will be enacted as a result of Proposition 50, giving Democrats five more favorable congressional districts, is […]
Democratic Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey fended off socialist challenger Omar Fateh to win his third term in Tuesday’s 2025 election. Frey was declared the winner on Wednesday after the election came down to ranked choice voting because neither candidate secured a majority of the vote. After the first round, Frey led with 42% of votes […]
A Jewish commissioner for the New York City Fire Department announced his resignation on Wednesday, within 24 hours of Zohran Mamdani‘s victory in the city’s mayoral election. FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker confirmed his departure to the Washington Examiner after the New York Post broke the story. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to […]
