Trump orders US withdrawal from World Health Organization

Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2020, Trump started the ball rolling toward extricating the U.S. from the United Nations agency, but President Joe Biden reversed course after taking office in 2021. ‘The United States intends to withdraw from the […]

2 Americans released in exchange for Taliban prisoner

Two Americans have been freed in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California, officials said Tuesday. The family of Ryan Corbett, one American freed by the Taliban in the deal, told Fox News that he is finally on his way back home […]

The Capitol agenda: Trump meeting, nominees and TikTok drama

After signing a flurry of executive orders, President Donald Trump will shift to his Capitol Hill agenda Tuesday in a White House meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The new Republican trifecta has much to discuss. GOP lawmakers want more guidance on whether they’ll be expected to cram Trump’s priorities […]

Top 5 Inauguration Day moments

President Trump was inaugurated for a second time on Monday.  The inauguration kicked off the day on a historic note, with the ceremony moved indoors due to freezing temperatures. Notable moments played out throughout the day, including Trump’s fiery speech shortly after being sworn in, to an audio mishap that inadvertently turned into a collaborative […]

Trump ‘articulated a playbook,’ experts say of his policy-oriented inaugural address

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address was a policy-oriented message ‘of hope and unity,’ experts said.   Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, called Trump’s address ‘substantive’ when it came to outlining the president’s agenda for the next four years.  ‘Trump was policy-specific from beginning to end,’ Roberts said. ‘And I […]

Trump makes appearances at several Inaugural Balls around DC after jam-packed first day as POTUS

President Donald Trump arrived at the Commander-in-Chief Ball shortly after 10 PM ET on Monday, and shared his First Dance with first lady Melania Trump – his first of three ball appearances that night. Shortly after the band played ‘Americans, We,’ Trump was introduced by an emcee at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Mount Vernon […]