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Widow of DC plane crash victim sues airlines, FAA, Army over ‘collective failures’

The widow of one of the 67 victims who died in a January plane crash between a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is suing the airlines and the federal government over their “collective failures” to prevent the mid-air collision. The federal lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Washington, D.C., […]

Federal judge declines to reinstate eight inspectors general fired by Trump

A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a ruling stating she does not have the power to reinstate eight inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump.  Trump axed 17 of the federal watchdogs in January, citing unspecified “changing priorities.” The following month, eight of the former officials filed a lawsuit petitioning to be reinstated, arguing […]

Rutte agrees with Trump assessment on NATO countries shooting down Russian planes

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte agreed with President Donald Trump’s assessment that NATO countries should shoot down Russian planes, “if necessary.” In a Thursday appearance on Fox News‘s Fox and Friends, Rutte was presented with Trump’s comments earlier this week, where he said he believed NATO countries should shoot down Russian jets if they violate their airspace […]

GSA announces deal with Musk’s xAI for heavily discounted access

Elon Musk’s xAI has made a deal with President Donald Trump’s administration to employ its Grok artificial intelligence models in every federal agency at a discounted rate, days after Trump and Musk publicly shook hands for the first time since their fallout. The General Services Administration cut a deal with xAI, which Musk is CEO […]

Senate leadership touts poll showing Cornyn erasing Paxton’s lead in Texas race

A group tied to Senate Republican leaders flouted a poll showing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a hypothetical three-way matchup. A new poll conducted by One Nation, a non-profit aligned with the Senate Leadership Fund, found that Cornyn achieved a remarkable reversal, erasing Paxton’s massive polling lead seen […]

FEC vice chairman resigns, eyes Chip Roy’s Texas House seat

The vice chairman of the Federal Election Commission said on Thursday he was resigning to consider a bid for an open House seat in Texas, leaving the agency with just two commissioners, two short of a quorum. James E. “Trey” Trainor III told Washington Secrets that his resignation is effective Oct. 3 and that he […]

Zelensky says he asked Trump for possible war-winning weapon to target the Kremlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he asked President Donald Trump for a mysterious, long-range weapon that could target the Kremlin in Moscow. Zelensky shared in an interview with Axios that he personally asked Trump for an unnamed long-range weapon that he believed would bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. He said that […]

Kimmel viewership soars to 6 million in comeback show

Jimmy Kimmel Live! saw record viewership in its comeback after the late-night show’s host was briefly suspended for controversial comments he made on political influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination.  Over 6 million people across the country tuned in to watch the comedian make his return on Tuesday evening, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings, despite bans major […]

DOGE struggles without Elon Musk at the helm

With Tesla CEO Elon Musk no longer in charge, the Department of Government Efficiency’s aggressive actions to slash the federal workforce and wasteful spending have fallen into the background of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Musk left DOGE in late May after a chaotic tenure that featured multiple lawsuits, literal clashes between some agency workers […]

Trump’s legal ‘test’ against Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC stumps judicial experts

President Donald Trump’s hints at bringing a new lawsuit against ABC appear to lack legal teeth, according to experts and recent judicial precedent. Trump on Tuesday responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s return to airwaves by alleging that the late-night host “is yet another arm of the DNC” representing “a major illegal Campaign Contribution.” “I think we’re […]
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