Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico, a rising star in the Democratic Party who often cites Scripture when pushing liberal positions, trained at a seminary that teaches prospective pastors to preach about social justice. The relatively little-known seminarian turned Senate candidate pulled off a decisive victory in last week’s Democratic primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). […]
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) will not run for Senate in Oklahoma to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the congresswoman announced Friday. Bice said in a statement she is “truly overwhelmed” by the support and encouragement she received from her home state to run for the open seat being vacated by Mullin, who was tapped by […]
The Cuban government has been in talks with the Trump administration, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Friday. These conversations come as Trump continues to put economic pressure on the communist country. “The purpose of these conversations is to identify what are the bilateral problems that need a solution, depending on the gravity of the issue,” […]
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran was entering a new phase, as the United States was focusing on destroying Tehran’s defense industrial base. At a Friday Pentagon briefing, Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the progress of “Operation Epic Fury.” After boasting of the destruction […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump was correct to be worried about sleeper cells in the United States after the missile strikes in Iran. Doescher criticized the media for blaming the two terrorist attacks on Thursday on the military action in Iran. “I’m appalled by the response from the left-wing […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) vowed to combat the “ancient and rampant evil” antisemitism that led to the attack on a Michigan synagogue this week, an incident the FBI is investigating as a “targeted act of violence.” Wielding a rifle, the suspect rammed his vehicle into the Temple Israel synagogue, known as the “largest Reform synagogue” […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed CNN for airing the Iranian state media’s televised address of someone reading a speech from the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The remarks were the first time the public heard from Khamenei since he was elevated to supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by United States and Israeli airstrikes. The younger […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink realized “alienating” half the country with diversity, equity, and inclusion policies hurt his company. Concha highlighted other companies that also removed DEI policies, including Coca-Cola, Target, and Walmart. “Any company, any business, any government position should be based on one cold, hard mandate: who’s the […]
The U.S. Trade Representative Office opened sweeping Section 301 investigations into 60 countries over their failures to ban the importation of goods produced with forced labor. Under the Trade Act, Section 301(b) targets unfair trade practices from abroad that are deemed unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or otherwise restrict U.S. commerce. The Trump administration believes […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, when we hand over proceedings to two strategists for their take on the president’s week and what it all means. Donald Trump’s week has been dominated by the war in Iran (or “excursion” if you like), questions about who knew what about the strike that destroyed a school […]
