EXCLUSIVE — Arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants have soared to all-time highs in President Donald Trump’s second term, but the administration has faced significant hurdles maintaining its momentum in recent months, according to White House border czar Tom Homan, prompting some concerns from Trump’s base that his administration is abandoning promised mass deportations. Approximately 641,000 […]
In the wake of the Kentucky primary results, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) celebrated Rep. Thomas Massie‘s (R-KY) loss against Ed Gallrein, the former Navy SEAL whom President Donald Trump endorsed. “Look, I have nothing personal against Thomas Massie, but he votes with the Democrats most of the time, and he’s been a thorn in […]
President Donald Trump joked about his high approval rating in Israel on Wednesday, suggesting that he might run to be its prime minister after his White House term concludes. Trump was asked what he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about holding off on striking Iran while the United States is involved in ceasefire negotiations. […]
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to replace Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Wednesday after she blocked an effort to include funding for his White House ballroom in an appropriations bill. Earlier this week, reports indicated that Trump called Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and demanded MacDonough be fired, though Thune resisted. The White […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We’ll be at the Freedom Conservatism conference in D.C., so do say hello if you are there. Today, we look at one wrinkle in Team Trump’s dominance on Tuesday night, more turmoil at the British embassy, and how JD Vance did in his briefing room audition. You will […]
The two suspects in a shooting at a mosque in San Diego who killed three people praised other religious-inspired shootings in an alleged manifesto, as well as spewing hatred toward Jews, Islam, and women. Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, are reportedly the two suspects who charged into the Islamic Center of San Diego […]
President Donald Trump, fresh off his unseating of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Tuesday night, voiced support for Spencer Pratt‘s Los Angeles mayoral campaign but stopped short of endorsing the fellow reality television star. Pratt, a registered Republican who formerly starred on MTV’s The Hills, is running as an independent in the race and has made […]
Janeese Lewis George holds a narrow lead over Kenyan McDuffie in Washington, D.C.’s crowded Democratic mayoral primary, according to a new poll released just weeks before the election. A City Cast DC survey found Lewis George leading McDuffie 39% to 34% among Democratic voters, while no other candidate in the seven-person field surpassed 7% support. […]
The Senate Budget Committee advanced the reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement after a vote along party lines. The bill aims to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which were excluded from budget negotiations under a deal to end the most recent government shutdown. Democrats voiced their usual protests over the […]
President Donald Trump joked on Wednesday that he would have won California if “Jesus Christ had come down” and counted the votes because of GOP support from Hispanic voters in 2024. Trump made the comments when asked about Spencer Pratt’s run for mayor of Los Angeles, California. “I’d like to see him do well. He’s […]
