Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said that, unlike claims made about former President Barack Obama, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed needs to answer for controversial allegations. “It’s a little different because, unlike the birtherism thing, which had no evidence behind it, obviously, Abdul el Sayed, his mom was allegedly in the […]
The Trump administration is offering a combined $1 million to study possible ties between “gender dysphoria and violent crime.” A Department of Justice notice posted on Oct. 9 asks for applicants to propose “foundational research” on the topic to “provide actionable knowledge” to law enforcement. The unprecedented award follows an increase in high-profile mass casualty […]
A Utah anti-deportation group reportedly endorsing violence against conservatives said Saturday that the FBI came looking for its members. People of Provo Against ICE told the leftist outlet Fight Back! News that agents knocked on multiple doors to track down three advocates for undisclosed reasons on Friday. The organization made headlines days earlier over leaked […]
Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito analyzed the public figures that the Senate candidates in Michigan are deploying to appeal to black voters: Barack Obama and Nicki Minaj. “Everything in Michigan is all about Detroit, and it’s all about the black vote,” Zito said Monday on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. Republican nominee Mike Rogers and Democratic […]
Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. There’s a new elitist test sweeping the nation, and it goes like this: When was the last time you were in a Cheesecake Factory? For Secrets, it was last month, as it happens. Plus, there’s no such thing as bad publicity when you are launching a book. And […]
The Justice Department has charged 48 non-U.S. citizens with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related federal crimes as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections. The DOJ announced Monday morning that it arrested and charged four dozen people across California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania with […]
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a report Monday calling for an independent investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The 53-page report, compiled by minority staff, alleges a “growing body of evidence” shows the president was an “active participant” in Epstein’s crimes, citing testimony from 11 women who allege […]
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed paperwork Monday to go public, setting the stage for what could become one of the largest initial public offerings in history as Wall Street prepares to invest in one of the industry’s biggest players. The San Francisco-based company, known for its Claude AI chatbot, submitted a registration statement to the […]
Japanese prosecutors on Sunday indicted a U.S. Marine on a charge of robbery and causing death in the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa earlier this month. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is accused of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, with a telephone cord and stealing her backpack at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, […]
Democrats have leaned into outrage surrounding Jeffrey Epstein to whip up voter sentiment, spending over $36 million on Epstein-related ads in the 2026 midterm elections, according to an AdImpact analysis cited by Politico. Epstein has become a central theme as part of the midterm cycle, with candidates often trading accusations over who was somehow connected […]
