Author: CHRISTIAN DATOC Washington Examiner
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Parents of more than 4 million children have already claimed their Trump Accounts
EXCLUSIVE — Internal Revenue Service data reviewed by the Washington Examiner shows that the parents of more than four million American children have already claimed their so-called Trump Accounts while filing their 2025 tax returns. Last year, President Donald Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act launched the aforementioned, tax-deferred investment accounts for children. The accounts provide…
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Trump to attend dignified transfer of six US service members killed by Iran
President Donald Trump will attend the soon-to-be-held dignified transfer of six American service members killed so far by Iran in Operation Epic Fury. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement during her Wednesday press briefing. “These heroes represent the very best among us. They laid down their lives in defense of our country,…
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Vance urges anti-abortion activists to ‘be realistic’ and organize on the ‘state level’
EXCLUSIVE — Vice President JD Vance told the Washington Examiner the anti-abortion movement needs to “be realistic” about what is achievable in the national political environment and organize on getting wins at the state level. Vance, who is the headline speaker at Friday’s March for Life in Washington, sat for a lengthy interview with the…
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Trump’s tariffs aren’t raising prices, but they are shrinking America’s manufacturing workforce
President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda hasn’t caused increased inflation, as predicted by many economists, but it does appear to be having one unintended consequence: shrinking America’s manufacturing workforce. Though Trump didn’t make good on his campaign promise to wipe out post-pandemic price spikes immediately upon entering office, economic forecasts claiming the president’s tariffs would drive…
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Trump sends troops $1,776 bonus checks, and Biden coal, in Christmas speech to nation
President Donald Trump delivered an end-of-year address to the nation on Wednesday night, the vast majority of which consisted of him repeating attacks on his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, as he sought to once again tie him to affordability concerns among voters. Eleven months after re-entering office with virtually the highest approval rating of…
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What to expect from Trump’s Oval Office meeting with ‘communist’ Mamdani
President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday, the first ever meeting between the political foils. Trump has consistently attacked Mamdani, a socialist whom the president frequently calls a “communist,” since his campaign began picking up steam. The president additionally endorsed Mamdani’s chief opponent, former New York Gov. Andrew…
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Bessent and Greer play ‘good cop, bad cop’ with China trade war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met on Wednesday morning with the hope of easing concerns about President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Trump and Beijing have exchanged trade salvos over the past week, spurred first by China’s decision to end purchases of American soybeans and roll out new export…
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Wall Street inhales as Trump plays ‘tough guy’ with China
President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China has stock pickers holding their breath, unsure if the president will wipe out months of steadily progressing trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing or cave on his recent aggressive posturing to appease financial markets. Since last week, the president has steadily ramped up his tariff threats against…
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GE Aerospace launches $30 million investment in line with Trump order
EXCLUSIVE — GE Aerospace is launching a new $30 million initiative to bolster the industry’s workforce in alignment with an April executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Trump’s order, titled “Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future,” directs the administration to produce a report within 90 days outlining “opportunities to integrate systems and…
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Trump overseeing ‘golden age’ of war on drugs
President Donald Trump, just nine months into office, has all but fulfilled his campaign promise to bring the war on drugs to the cartels’ doorstep. The president’s recent strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, coupled with his widespread efforts to secure the southern and northern borders and deport illegal immigrants, have yielded major…