House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will not support any funding for the Department of Homeland Security without a deal on the conduct of federal officials, a new line in the sand for congressional Democrats that increases the likelihood of a partial government shutdown later this month. Jeffries told the Washington Examiner he is a […]
Lisa Demuth, a Minnesota Republican currently serving as the state House speaker, was leading in the GOP gubernatorial primary according to the state party’s latest straw poll. Demuth pulled ahead with more than 5,000 votes in the gubernatorial straw poll during Tuesday night’s precinct caucuses, according to the latest results released by the Republican Party […]
Fulton County sued the Trump administration for the repossession of 2020 election files taken by the FBI in a raid last week. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday, announced at a press conference led by Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts. The chairman spoke in grandiose terms, framing the lawsuit as a global […]
Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in September 2024, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence nearly five months after a jury found Routh guilty of all five counts related to the failed assassination plot. […]
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) unloaded his frustrations on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a heated exchange during his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. “Stop covering for the president! Don’t be a flunky, work for the American people! Work for the American people, don’t be a cover-up for a mob!” Meeks yelled at Bessent, […]
President Donald Trump may not be attending the 2026 Super Bowl, but he will be partaking in NBC News’s pre-game interview. Portions of Trump’s interview will air at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with another portion airing shortly before kickoff on Sunday. This marks the first sit-down interview with Trump for network anchor Tom Llamas, since […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that President Donald Trump cannot run an “honest” election after Trump said he wants to “nationalize” elections. Sanders was seen laughing at a clip of CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pressing Trump on his comments about “taking over the voting” in 15 states to make elections more “honest.” “The idea that […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved to slash millions allocated to homeless services, as officials seek to resolve a massive budget deficit. The board unanimously approved an $843 million spending plan for fiscal 2026-2027 for the county’s new Department of Homeless Services and Housing, cutting spending on such initiatives by nearly […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Washington Secrets. Today we hear from the White House which thinks the President’s approval ratings have turned a corner after plunging during the crisis in Minnesota, we get the low-down on the financial impact of six inches of snow on the nation’s capital (tldr it would be worth spending […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said on Wednesday that she asked House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to subpoena Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates over his inclusion in the latest tranche of the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice last week. The congresswoman’s request was influenced by an NPR podcast interview, in which Melinda […]
