Trump’s five most absurd ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

April 08, 2025

Trump’s five most absurd ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

President Donald Trump has announced high tariffs on every country in the world and plenty of not-quite countries. The administration calls these “reciprocal tariffs,” implying that we will tax other countries’ exports to us the same way they tax our exports to them. As Trump said, “Reciprocal: That means they do it to us, and […]

Downfalls of the House proxy voting compromise

Public battling between House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) over proxy voting in Congress has come to an end, but its implications are only beginning to emerge. The question that animates them: What does it mean to “represent” another? For Luna and others, especially bill co-sponsors Reps. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), […]

Lutnick’s reasoning behind Trump ‘penguin tariffs’

President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs should take effect this week. The Heard Island and McDonald Islands, uninhabited territories of Australia, were among the countries and territories affected. Critics quickly said that the tariffs on the islands would be ineffective, as the islands don’t export to the United States. They mocked the policy as “penguin tariffs” […]

Will Congress ever do its job?

President Donald Trump‘s unilateral tariffs, which have thrown the economy into chaos, and his efforts to keep Chinese spyware TikTok from operating in the United States beg the question: Does Congress even exist? Sadly, only a handful of congressional Republicans have voiced support for returning the tariff power to Congress, where it belongs. Starting in […]

I survived 50 days in captivity. Trump, please help bring all the hostages home

My name is Noga Weiss. I’m 18 years old. I survived 50 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza. My father, Ilan Weiss, was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, while defending our home in Kibbutz Be’eri. His body was taken into Gaza and is still being held there. I came back. He never had the […]

Benefit from insider coverage on all issues,
with the Washington Examiner Magazine.

Here’s how Elon Musk could serve in the Trump administration beyond 130 days

There has been much conversation regarding Elon Musk’s time as a “special government employee” in the Trump administration. The Left portrays him as an unelected bureaucrat abusing his power and engaging in illegal and unethical behavior. Many of his opponents have mentioned that as a SGE, he can only serve 130 days, meaning Musk would […]

Washington Examiner | A MediaDC Publication
1152 15th Street NW Suite 200 | Washington, DC xxxxxx

We respect your right to privacy - View our Policy
Unsubscribe