Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) vehemently voiced his disagreement with the Trump administration’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, calling it the “worst foreign policy blunder in decades.” “Reagan is rolling over in his grave,” Cassidy wrote Wednesday. “Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will […]
Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor endorsed by President Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday that he was leaving the race for Oklahoma‘s 1st Congressional District after winning fewer votes than anticipated in Tuesday’s primary election. Lahmeyer’s House campaign was roiled by reports alleging he exchanged flirtatious messages with campaign aide Caitlin Simmons Key, a former Miss Oklahoma […]
An Iranian communications official announced an end to Tehran’s much-criticized practice of shutting down the internet, saying the country had matured past the practice. Tehran has relied on internet shutdowns to suppress dissent during times of domestic turbulence, usually instituting blackouts during major national protests. It most recently shut down the internet after the beginning […]
The Georgia legislature plans to hold off on redrawing the state’s congressional map during Wednesday’s special legislative session, despite a request from Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to take up redistricting ahead of the 2028 election cycle. Instead, Republican leaders said they want lawmakers to focus on tax relief measures and ratifying the state’s gas tax […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Rhode Island federal judge is facing a judicial misconduct complaint accusing her of launching false and politically motivated attacks against Justice Department attorneys before referring them for possible discipline in a dispute over federal subpoenas seeking records related to transgender drugs and surgeries for children. The complaint, filed Wednesday by the conservative […]
A senior Trump administration official read the 14-point Iran agreement to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, ending days of speculation about the contents of a memorandum of understanding meant to wind down the three-month conflict. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance apparently signed the MOU on Sunday electronically, but a draft copy was leaked […]
As the 52nd annual G7 Summit came to a close on Wednesday in France, world leaders not only discussed diplomacy front and center, but also engaged in lighter conversations on the sidelines. There were many hot-mic moments in which President Donald Trump and European politicians joked with each other, but there were also behind-the-scenes conversations that were […]
President Donald Trump closed a press conference at the G7 summit on Wednesday joking that he liked the idea of Vice President JD Vance receiving the blame if a nuclear deal with Iran fails. Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Trump whether sending Vance to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday gives […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. You know what is no longer a secret? The memorandum of understanding with Iran. It was read aloud by a senior U.S. official on a briefing call with reporters, finally ending the speculation about the text of the agreement. We’ll leave analysis of the memo for others, but our takeaway […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared open to Iran maintaining its ballistic missile systems as the United States moves to wind down its war in the region. Earlier in the spring, the Trump administration had specifically listed destroying Iran’s ballistic missile capacity as one of the core objectives of the war, but Trump seemed to […]
