Sen. Angus King (I-ME) voted with Republicans on Wednesday for the continuing resolution to reopen the government, denying Democrats a symbolic win on the eighth day of the shutdown. King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, had been wavering on his vote, expressing frustration with Republicans’ refusal to negotiate with Democrats over expiring Obamacare […]
The man who killed one person and injured two others outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, called British police during the attack to brag about the killings and pledge allegiance to the Islamic State group. Syrian-born Jihad al Shamie allegedly rammed his truck into a crowd gathered for Yom Kippur at a synagogue last week, […]
Incumbent Republican David Pruhs lost his bid for reelection as mayor of historically red Fairbanks, Alaska, to Democratic candidate Mindy O’Neall. O’Neall, who had the backing of the state’s Democratic Party, received 1,808 votes compared to Pruhs’s 1,528 votes. The 280-vote margin puts a Democrat back at the helm of the second-largest Alaskan city for […]
In a new analysis of which side is winning the government shutdown public relations war, more voters agree with Republicans that the Democrats are siding with illegal immigrants and not Main Street Americans. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Washington Secrets, 49% of likely voters agreed with White House deputy chief of staff […]
A Florida activist filed a lawsuit this week challenging plans to build President Donald Trump’s presidential library in downtown Miami, citing concerns over a lack of transparency in the approval process. Historian Dr. Marvin Dunn alleged Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees violated Florida law when it gifted roughly two-and-a-half acres of land to the […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) is running for reelection to a second term in office, she announced Wednesday. Hobbs won against Republican Kari Lake by a slim margin in 2022. Since her election, she has been championed by Democrats for her vetoes of bills passed by the state’s Republican-led legislature and her staunch defense of abortion. […]
Hamas has demanded the release of a prominent figure serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli jail as senior world leaders are headed to Cairo, Egypt, to try to bridge the remaining gaps between Hamas and Israel. Both Israeli and Hamas leaders expressed an openness to President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which he unveiled […]
First lady Melania Trump received another apology over what she says are false allegations linking her to late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. “HarperCollins UK recently published a book by Andrew Lownie titled ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.’ We have, in consultation with the author, removed several passages of the […]
The Republican Governors Association waded into the Virginia gubernatorial race this week with the announcement that the group is pouring $1.5 million into Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears‘s (R-VA) gubernatorial campaign against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger. In total, the RGA will have invested $5 million into the race, matching the $5 million the Democratic Governors […]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned country artist Zach Bryan for his song “Bad News,” about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, that left her “disappointed and disheartened.” “You know, I heard that and listened to a little bit of it and was extremely disappointed and disheartened, and actually, I hope he understands how […]
