Tag: Trump Administration

Joe Kent resigns from office, and now faces investigation for leaking classified documents

Beltway Confidential

Joe Kent and Trump’s turnover problem

Steven Taff · March 20, 2026 9:19 am

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on March 18. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Noem, Mullin, and O’Brien show how Trump 2.0 is different

Jeremy Lott · March 20, 2026 6:16 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

Treasury to collect federal student loan debt as Education Department dismantled

Claire Carter · March 19, 2026 9:33 pm

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin standing at podium

Energy and Environment

More than 20 states sue EPA over rollback of landmark climate finding

Maydeen Merino · March 19, 2026 5:29 pm

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth confirms $200 billion Pentagon request for Iran war

Emily Hallas · March 19, 2026 3:04 pm

A Tesla electronic vehicle is parked at a charging station.

Tesla faces federal investigation into self-driving feature

Emily Hallas · March 19, 2026 9:24 am

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the homeland security secretary nominee, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing.

WATCH LIVE: Senate votes on Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation for homeland security secretary

Brady Knox · March 19, 2026 8:40 am

A Medicare Advantage PPO card rests on top of a Medicare card.

Fairness and Justice

Medicare Advantage cuts could jeopardize the MAGA agenda

Jared Whitley · March 19, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Right: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner; Top left: A Federal Emergency Management Agency sign outside a government building. (AP); Bottom left: A federal law enforcement officer stands with a hand on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vest (AP).

How Markwayne Mullin would lead DHS differently than Kristi Noem

Anna Giaritelli · March 18, 2026 5:08 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Powell vows not to leave Fed until DOJ investigation concludes

Zach Halaschak · March 18, 2026 3:10 pm

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence regarding Trump's direct orders to review Georgia election materials. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Gabbard and Patel deny knowledge of Trump emergency election order plans

Kaelan Deese · March 18, 2026 2:06 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Fed forgoes interest rate cut as inflation lingers

Zach Halaschak · March 18, 2026 2:01 pm