Tag: Donald Trump

This image released by the Royal Thai Navy shows Thai cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, that was struck and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Washington Secrets

He war gamed an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This is how it’s going

Rob Crilly · March 12, 2026 11:55 am

President Donald Trump speaks at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky.

Trump pivots to celebrate rising oil prices: ‘We make a lot of money’

Brady Knox · March 12, 2026 10:46 am

President Donald Trump speaks at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky.

Trump doesn’t know if Iran war will nab him elusive Nobel Peace Prize

Christian Datoc · March 12, 2026 10:25 am

Surfers wait for waves on El Porto Beach as the crude oil tanker "Chios" has its cargo pumped into the Chevron Products Company refinery, one of California's largest petroleum processing facilities, in El Segundo, Calif., on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Energy and Environment

Iran war causing largest disruption of oil in history, International Energy Agency says

Callie Patteson · March 12, 2026 9:22 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rightly seeking Iran off-ramp, Trump must first eliminate Mojtaba Khamenei

Tom Rogan · March 12, 2026 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump showing signs of losing interest in the Iran war: ‘practically nothing left to target’

Jamie McIntyre · March 12, 2026 7:19 am

Dr. Casey Means testifies during a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee confirmation Hearing for U.S. Surgeon General on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Top HHS official defends surgeon general nominee Casey Means from bipartisan flak

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 12, 2026 7:00 am

A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran on March 3, 2026.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Iran conflict shows why Trump order limiting federal unions is vital for national security

Houston Keene · March 12, 2026 6:00 am

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, talk with reporters in Statuary Hall on the third day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans split over SAVE America Act pressure campaign

David Sivak · March 12, 2026 6:00 am

The race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is quickly becoming one of the most expensive and negative Democratic primaries of the 2026 cycle, fueled in part by millions of dollars from cryptocurrency-backed super PACs.

Crypto cash floods Illinois Senate race as super PACs escalate attacks

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 12, 2026 6:00 am

A woman holds posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during a rally in Tehran, Iran.

US intelligence report suggests Iranian regime is not at risk of imminent collapse

Washington Examiner Staff · March 12, 2026 5:31 am

Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps speaks during a campaign event in the special election for the seventh district Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Van Epps introduces bill to boost ‘death gratuity’ for Gold Star families for first time in 20 years

Emily Hallas · March 12, 2026 5:00 am