The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case determining if employees of a federally funded school may sue for sex discrimination under Title IX, something students at those schools may already do under federal law. The high court granted review of Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in […]
Vice President JD Vance is speaking in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday at 2 p.m. ET. The talk is expected to cover the Trump administration’s support for American manufacturing. Vance also visited a manufacturing facility on Monday morning before giving his remarks. The event comes as Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are being […]
Pakistan deployed 8,000 soldiers and a squadron of fighters to Saudi Arabia during the war with Iran, according to a new report. The deployment wasn’t previously disclosed and may create problems as Pakistan was serving as a neutral mediator in the conflict between Iran and the United States. Despite its mediating role since early in […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Sunday pushed aside concerns that Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) primary loss signals the Republican Party has become beholden to President Donald Trump. Cassidy lost his primary election over the weekend after Trump endorsed one of his rivals. Trump made the decision after expressing outrage that the “very disloyal” lawmaker […]
Washington, D.C.‘s restaurant industry trade group has waded into the district’s mayoral race, backing moderate councilman Kenyan McDuffie over socialist Janeese Lewis George. The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, or RAMW, has been a staunch supporter of current Mayor Muriel Bowser throughout her tenure. Their backing of McDuffie, an ally of Bowser’s, continues the business group’s […]
The Justice Department announced on Monday a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could help compensate Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants and allies of President Donald Trump who say they were politically targeted during the Biden administration. The fund, announced in a DOJ press release Monday morning, was created as part of a settlement resolving […]
The clock is ticking on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to convince Kentucky he deserves another term in the House, as he engages in a duel with former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein to secure the state’s Republican nomination. Voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the race that decides who will head to […]
Congress could soon impose a $130 annual fee on owners of electric vehicles to help pay for repairs to the nation’s roads. The provision was tucked into a $580 billion bipartisan highway funding bill that Congress is aiming to pass before the end of September. If the bill becomes law as written, the Federal Highway […]
Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take a look at the return of Amy Kremer, longtime booster of Donald Trump, who is emerging as a player in the AI wars. Her outfit, Humans First, released a letter calling for careful regulation of the technology. But could she be the witting or unwitting […]
A judge cleared prosecutors to use Luigi Mangione’s diary and gun, found in his backpack, for use at his murder trial, but blocked other pieces of evidence from being used. In the latest development in Mangione’s state murder trial over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Judge Gregory Carro gave a split ruling. […]
