SANTA BARBARA, California —The Republican National Committee on Friday took its first formal step toward a midterm convention, underscoring the high-stakes battle for control of Congress. The RNC unanimously approved a rule change during its winter meeting in Santa Barbara that would allow the party to hold a convention during a midterm election year. A large […]

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins on Friday launched a comeback bid for another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, this time in Florida. The former Niagara-area representative who served in Congress from 2013 to 2019 was the first congressman to endorse President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign. If elected in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, […]

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump got “everything” he wanted in Greenland, but she hopes it was a reminder to the White House that the president’s action will affect interest rates.  “Trump got everything he wanted [from a diplomatic perspective],” Doescher said on Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria Bartiromo on […]

In January 2025, the prevailing thought in Washington was that President Donald Trump‘s push to broker a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States was nothing more than a pipe dream. The president himself had explored banning the app during his first term, citing the national security threat posed by data sharing conducted […]