House Democratic leaders are planning to oppose a bipartisan homeland security funding bill set for a vote this week, even after Republicans agreed to cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A source familiar with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) thinking confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he will vote no on the bill […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) unveiled the next fiscal year’s budget proposal for Maryland on Wednesday, promising to “not raise taxes or fees” on residents as he blamed the Trump administration for the state’s financial woes. Designed to address a roughly $1.4 billion deficit, the state budget will be considered by the Maryland legislature for approval. […]
President Donald Trump‘s speech at the Davos Economic Forum on Wednesday focused primarily on Greenland and his desire to acquire the island, while he barely mentioned the current tension with Iran. The only president’s mentions of Tehran during his more than an hourlong address were referencing last year’s U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear […]
Vice President JD Vance will deliver remarks and visit with ICE agents in Minneapolis Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues his immigration crackdown in the state. The vice president has been a critical messenger for the administration combating public opposition to ICE’s actions in Minnesota. Vance joined reporters for a briefing earlier this month at […]
Washington Examiner columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher suggested that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) doesn’t understand diplomacy after he criticized how European leaders treat President Donald Trump. Newsom and Trump attended the Davos Summit this week, where the governor suggested that there were “people rolling over” for the president. “I should have brought a bunch of knee […]
A federal judge denied Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna‘s (D-CA) request on Wednesday for a “special master and independent monitor” to oversee the Justice Department’s rollout of the Epstein files. Following their successful championing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, Massie and Khanna have ripped the DOJ for not complying with […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha listed many reasons on Wednesday why it is “very easy to see” how President Donald Trump’s first year is “monumental.” Trump listed off his accomplishments to the press on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of his return to the White House and the start of his second term. Concha said […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we have an exclusive look at Lara Trump’s new single, an artificial intelligence truce breaks down, and we find out just why President Donald Trump suddenly has an interest in a speck of rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Plus, we have the winners […]
As President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to be “America First,” he appeared to acknowledge the interconnectedness and mutual dependency of the global economy during his address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The USA is the economic engine on the planet,” Trump told the crowd Wednesday. “And when America booms, […]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday during the Davos Economic Forum that he expects to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky this week, while his envoys will be traveling to Moscow for a meeting with the Kremlin. Trump said he is expected to meet with Zelensky on Thursday, though he had initially changed his plans […]
