Tag: Donald Trump

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith waits to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

Judge permanently blocks release of Trump classified documents report

Kaelan Deese · February 23, 2026 11:05 am

People walk in front of a billboard with a graphic showing a U.S aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck, and sign reading in Farsi and English: "If you sow the wind, you'll reap whirlwind," at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.

US evacuates nonessential personnel from Beirut embassy over Iran tension

Mike Brest · February 23, 2026 10:55 am

Trump tower in Dubai

Australia approves Trump Organization’s plan for country’s tallest skyscraper

Claire Carter · February 23, 2026 10:32 am

Trump signs Laken Riley Act

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts ‘Angel Families’ at White House on anniversary of Laken Riley’s killing

Claire Carter · February 23, 2026 9:57 am

Turkish President Recep Erdogan

Beltway Confidential

Don’t let authoritarians attack Americans in the heart of Washington

Michael Rubin · February 23, 2026 9:03 am

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Why Trump’s push for state voter rolls matters

Kaelan Deese · February 23, 2026 8:00 am

Abbas Araghchi and Donald Trump

Daily on Defense

As Trump ratchets up pressure on Iran, both sides seek off-ramp

Jamie McIntyre · February 23, 2026 7:57 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

MAGA Right sours on Thune over SAVE Act fight

David Sivak · February 23, 2026 7:00 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's s State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Vice President Mike Pence is at left. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pelosi’s final State of the Union will bookend yearslong rivalry with Trump

Lauren Green · February 23, 2026 6:00 am

FILE - This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Back down, Britain, the US needs Diego Garcia

Washington Examiner · February 23, 2026 5:00 am

Democrats to skip Trump’s State of the Union for counter rally on National Mall

Who isn’t attending the State of the Union, and what to expect from Democratic resistance

Rachel Schilke · February 23, 2026 5:00 am

Trump US hockey team

Trump invites US men’s hockey team to attend State of the Union speech

Washington Examiner Staff · February 23, 2026 3:42 am