A new California poll is offering an awkward snapshot of the Democratic Party’s 2028 pecking order, with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) significantly outpacing former Vice President Kamala Harris among voters in their shared home state. Newsom leads the field with 28% support among California Democrats, well ahead of other national figures, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez […]
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a Mississippi pastor to continue his lawsuit challenging a local law barring protests near a public amphitheater outside of designated zones, despite the pastor being previously punished for violating the law. Justice Elena Kagan penned the high court’s opinion in Olivier v. City of Brandon, finding the lawsuit brought by […]
American forces have been targeted by and are retaliating against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq in response to the war in Iran. Kataib Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed militias have fired rockets and drones at U.S. troops since the start of Operation Epic Fury, Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, told the Washington Examiner. […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) announced on Thursday that she will not support further funding for the United States’s war in Iran, marking an uphill battle for the Trump administration’s effort to secure additional financing from Congress. “I’ve already told leadership, ‘I am a no on any war supplementals,’” Boebert told CNN. “I am so tired […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg plans to visit battleground states and areas that are considered weak for the Democratic Party during the 2026 election cycle as speculation mounts about him launching a 2028 presidential campaign. The one-time presidential candidate has visited 10 states so far this year and is intent on hitting more stops as […]
The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing the Ivy League school of violating federal civil rights law by allowing antisemitism to fester on campus after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The 44-page complaint, filed by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in federal court in Massachusetts, alleges Harvard discriminated against Jewish […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. It is our regular look at how Donald Trump’s week has gone, with two strategists running the rule over his ups and downs, including data from a new poll that shows that 48% of voters are “ashamed” that he is their president. This was another week defined by […]
President Donald Trump re-endorsed Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) on Friday after rescinding his support last month over the congressman’s vote to repeal the administration’s tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he met with Hope Scheppelman, Hurd’s primary challenger, to discuss “various opportunities” to serve other than in Congress. He announced […]
President Donald Trump rolled out an artificial intelligence policy framework on Friday, outlining six different objectives that encourage Congress to champion deregulation, promote workforce education, and protect free speech on platforms. The Trump administration has made AI policy a domestic priority, as chatbot developers and technology companies rapidly expand data center infrastructure and improve their […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson said critics who argue the United States is fighting the Iran war alone have a “divorce from the reality.” “We were told, even in that clip of Hakeem Jeffries, that the allies aren’t listening to us and it’s totally going alone, that is divorce from the reality we see […]
