Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) remembered Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) by his humor, choking up at the thought of no longer laughing at “witty comments” delivered by the late senator. Thune delivered remarks in the Capitol rotunda Tuesday morning to members of Congress and family members gathered to mourn the sudden loss of Graham. […]
A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security on Monday to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, whom the government took into custody in connection with the recent fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal agents in Texas. Immigration and Customs Enforcement killed Salgado Araujo, a homebuilder in Houston, on July 7 as he […]
The Service Employees International Union in California celebrated on Monday after chapter leader David Huerta reached a diversion agreement with prosecutors over his role in anti-deportation riots, resulting in the Justice Department dropping the charges against him. SEIU California claimed Huerta was “vindicated” by the case after the Department of Justice charged him in June […]
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller blasted the Democratic Party as “a party of freaks, weirdos, losers, and crazies,” warning that if they gain power, the “American people will lose everything.” Miller argued that prominent figures including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) […]
Vice President JD Vance joined his former congressional colleagues to remember the life and legacy of the late North Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham during a memorial service at the Capitol. Vance, who offered his condolences to Graham’s family and staff, recalled the late senator’s “world-class sense of humor,” which he said once left him […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. It’s a day dominated by the late Lindsey Graham, with a ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in the morning, followed by a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. Three world leaders will attend: President Donald Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. […]
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee launched a $40 million investment into 10 states with key Senate races across the country on Monday. The program, which the committee dubbed “Win the Senate,” will fund staff, infrastructure, training programs, and voter outreach in key states that Senate Democrats both look to hold and pick up. The DSCC […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized socialists for doing “dangerous things” to the Democratic Party, and called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “You know, he’s [Mamdani] a clown,” Fetterman said on CNBC’s Squawk Box Tuesday. “These are crazy people. And now they are electing people across our country, ya know, Colorado, even in my […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) sent another letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday night, demanding the senator provide evidence he is capable of serving or resign from his post. McConnell and the Office of the Attending Physician provided a brief update on the senator’s health earlier Monday, explaining he was not yet cleared to […]
Iran is openly threatening first lady Melania Trump and her son as the United States continues waging war with the country. The Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, took aim at Melania and Barron Trump in a new propaganda video posted on Monday. The “Where to Kill Melania?!” video depicts an […]
