British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed an openness to approving more oil drilling in the North Sea, after President Donald Trump claimed the new British leader would fully lift restrictions for the region. In the days before Burnham took office, rumors were circulating that he would lift the United Kingdom’s ban on new drilling […]
Wisconsin‘s Minocqua Brewing Company, whose owner promised free beer on the day of President Donald Trump’s death, lost its alcohol permit following a raid last month that seized products allegedly transported from Illinois without the necessary permits and taxes. Kirk Bangstad owns the brewery and is a progressive activist who has branded his company to […]
The 16-year-old California lifeguard who saved a young boy from drowning Saturday at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz released a statement Wednesday, saying, “I love what I do.” “I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to return the child to his family safely,” Ryder Williams said in a statement, according to the Los Angeles […]
This time, Republicans said, it was going to be permanent. Republicans had passed massive tax packages under Presidents George W. Bush in 2001 and Donald Trump in 2017, but most of the provisions were temporary. After Trump won a second term, GOP leaders had a more controversial idea. From the start of the new Congress […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he would be “happy” to share the “mountain” of evidence on Anthony Fauci with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who has pledged to probe into the scientist over his handling of COVID-19. Paul spoke with political commentator Benny Johnson following a Senate hearing in which Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment […]
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and other Democrats in Congress wrote Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, raising questions about the cost and preservation of certain staples of the East Potomac Park golf course as President Donald Trump prepares to begin renovations in September. Raskin opened his letter by calling the project “rushed” and noting his and his […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we are embracing the asterisks. Not the footnote ones, the sweary ones. We also wonder whether we should just give up and get all our political news from TMZ, as everything is entertainment now… If you are triggered by asterisks, please look away now, for Wednesday was […]
President Donald Trump urged two Republican holdouts to do the “right thing” and stop blocking his nominee for attorney general, threatening on Thursday to renominate Todd Blanche next year, when both will have retired from office. Trump said on Truth Social that Blanche, who once served as his personal lawyer, was a “star” and the […]
Adam Hamawy, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey‘s 12th Congressional District, is traveling to Michigan to support candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, bringing past controversies with him. Hamawy’s campaign confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he is traveling to Michigan ahead of the Tuesday primary to support State Rep. Donavan McKinney, who is […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) reelection campaign is gaining momentum after posting a stunning fundraising haul, leading a prominent election forecaster to shift the race further in favor of the Democrats. The University of Virginia Center for Politics’ Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved Georgia’s Senate race from “Leans Democratic” to “Likely Democratic,” citing Ossoff’s financial dominance, aggressive […]
