Tag: Donald Trump

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

No more Mr. Tough Guy: Trump backs off threats to restart bombing, waits for Iran to get its act together

Jamie McIntyre · April 22, 2026 7:42 am

In this July 16, 2015, photo, a customer refuels her car at a Costco in Pittsburgh.

Gas prices: Holding steady with ninth straight day of decrease at the pumps

Washington Examiner Staff · April 22, 2026 6:29 am

Jake Contos, a supporter of President Donald Trump, chants during a protest against the election results outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit.

Fairness and Justice

Conservatives should embrace, not attack, the national popular vote

Patrick Rosenstiel · April 22, 2026 6:00 am

From left, Kelly O'Donnell, WHCA vice president and Senior White House Correspondent for NBC News, Tamara Keith, WHCA president and White House Correspondent for NPR, Vice President Kamala Harris and Eugene Daniels, WHCA treasurer and White House reporter for Politico, pose for photos during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The press declare war on Trump at the WHCA dinner

Joe Concha · April 22, 2026 6:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on multiple ships in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

Washington Examiner Staff · April 22, 2026 5:02 am

Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026.

No more second chances for Iran

Washington Examiner · April 22, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump claims Iran is ‘collapsing financially’ and ‘doesn’t want Strait of Hormuz closed’

Washington Examiner Staff · April 22, 2026 1:51 am

A person walks to vote in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Virginia voters approve high-stakes redistricting referendum

Samantha-Jo Roth · April 21, 2026 8:51 pm

Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County.

‘ICON’: Biden DOJ officials privately fawned over Fani Willis as they coordinated on Trump investigation

Kaelan Deese · April 21, 2026 5:22 pm

Minnesota economist Christopher Phelan nominated to be top Trump policy adviser

Zach Halaschak · April 21, 2026 5:12 pm

Ships near the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says China tried to send ‘gift’ to Iran, undermining his ‘good relationship’ with Xi

Timothy Nerozzi, Mike Brest · April 21, 2026 4:52 pm

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump extends ceasefire and points to ‘fractured’ Iran leadership as negotiations falter

Mike Brest · April 21, 2026 4:30 pm