A member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is suing President Donald Trump over his firing, arguing the president exceeded his constitutional authority by removing officials from independent agencies without cause. Moshe Marvit, who was appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in June 2022, served as a commissioner […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is pledging to fight the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a voter-approved congressional map that would have potentially netted Democrats four new U.S. House seats. “We are exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision,” Jeffries said in a statement. “No matter what it takes, House Democrats […]
The Trump administration announced Thursday it will revoke passports for U.S. citizens who owe substantial child support. The State Department said it will begin revoking the passports of people who owe more than $2,500 in child support, which will likely affect thousands of parents. Officials are expected to initially target around 2,700 holders who have […]
PHOENIX — Officials at the Departments of Homeland Security and War are gravely concerned about the security of the nation’s skies along the land border and have admitted that the airspace is incredibly easy to penetrate from Canada and Mexico. Recent and continuing major improvements in infrastructure at the U.S.-Mexico border have already begun to push […]
President Donald Trump is set to deliver remarks in the White House Rose Garden on Friday. It remains unclear what Trump’s speech will be about. The event is open to the White House press pool. TRUMP SAYS WORLD WILL SEE ‘ONE BIG GLOW’ FROM IRAN IF DEAL NOT REACHED Trump will participate in a policy […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. As usual, our strategists run the rule over Trump’s week to see if he’s winning or losing. (Spoiler alert: The Democrat comes to a different conclusion to the Republican.) Secrets is taking a break next week, so will be missing from your inbox on Monday and Tuesday, but […]
The Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former U.S. ambassador accused of secretly working as a Cuban spy for decades. Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint on Thursday in Miami against Victor Rocha, a Colombian-born former diplomat who pleaded guilty in 2023 to acting as an illegal agent for Cuba. Rocha […]
The National Capital Planning Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to ask for details from the White House on its plan to paint the exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. The Trump administration wants to beautify the 19th-century landmark in Washington, D.C., but preservationists are concerned that the aesthetic makeover may irreversibly damage the […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson criticized Democratic Los Angeles mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Karen Bass, who are running against reality television personality Spencer Pratt, for doing a “terrible job.” “Leftie mayors do a terrible job, and people are angry, and the voters decide, ‘Let’s make it worse and go further Left,’ and they might […]
President Donald Trump will host a brunch on Friday honoring the mothers of American service members killed in combat and people killed by illegal immigrants. Trump is slated to speak at noon in the White House Rose Garden, the second Mother’s Day celebration hosted by the White House this week. The Daily Wire reported Friday morning that […]
