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6 days ago | 
denvergazette.com | Haisten Willis
President Donald Trump is giving Congress conflicting messages on whether he wants a tax hike on high-income earners to help pay for his legislative agenda, posting on Truth Social Friday that Republicans "should probably not do it."One day earlier, the president asked Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to consider a new tax bracket for those making more than $2.5 million, raising the top rate from 37% to 39.6%.
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6 days ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
The first big trade agreement since “Liberation Day” came on May 8, with President Donald Trump celebrating a deal with the United Kingdom that leaders from each nation say will be beneficial for their citizens. “Both countries have agreed that economic security is national security,” Trump said during a triumphant Oval Office announcement Thursday morning.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
Vice President JD Vance said Russia is “asking for too much” in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. “Certainly, the first peace offer that the Russians put on the table, our reaction to it was, ‘You’re asking for too much,'” Vance said at a Munich Security Conference meeting in Washington, D.C. “But this is how negotiations unfold.”The vice president emphasized he is “not yet a pessimist” on the negotiations and that he thinks Russia is interested in finding a peace deal.
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1 week ago | 
gazette.com | Haisten Willis
Vice President JD Vance said Russia is "asking for too much" in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. "Certainly, the first peace offer that the Russians put on the table, our reaction to it was, 'You're asking for too much,'" Vance said at a Munich Security Conference meeting in Washington, D.C. "But this is how negotiations unfold."The vice president emphasized he is "not yet a pessimist" on the negotiations and that he thinks Russia is interested in finding a peace deal.
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1 week ago | 
denvergazette.com | Haisten Willis
A group of senators pressured representatives from the NBA, MLB, and NHL over the increasingly confusing and expensive array of streaming platforms fans must navigate to watch their games. “In an era of deep partisan division, sports might be the most powerful cultural unifier that we have,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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1 week ago | 
denvergazette.com | Haisten Willis
While President Donald Trump promises his tariffs will be a net positive for the United States in the long run, his arguments for them in recent days have caused widespread blowback and could become a feature of Democratic attack ads in the midterm elections. "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?" he said during a Cabinet meeting last week.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
A lot has changed between President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio since 2016. As a first-time candidate, Trump lit the GOP field on fire with his heterodox presidential campaign, while Rubio at one point represented the last, best hope for the establishment Republican Party. Not only did Trump prevail, he savaged Rubio, peppering him with insults and trolling his water bottle gaffe during a State of the Union response speech.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
The term New Right has come to define the philosophy of President Donald Trump and, by extension, the modern Republican Party, paving the way for new conservative thought leaders such as Vice President JD Vance. This Washington Examiner series, The New Right, looks at the history of the New Right, the matters that define it, the movement’s major players, and its future. New Right has meant different things to various people across time periods.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
The long-awaited Ukraine minerals deal has been signed. So, what’s in it? Trump administration officials shared a few details with reporters on a conference call Thursday morning, saying the deal will include more than just minerals. “It is not just rare earths, renewable minerals, and the many other items that have been highlighted in the conversations around this,” an official said.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Haisten Willis
The honeymoon is over. As the glow of President Donald Trump‘s election victory and return to the White House dims, the nation’s 45th and 47th president now faces several challenges — including many of his own making — in his quest to realize his governing vision. Trump’s first 100 days were a shock and awe campaign that left Democrats and federal workers reeling, but he now finds himself embroiled in multiple battles and with polling numbers that are declining.
