The prospects for a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “don’t look great,” America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, acknowledged on Tuesday despite extensive efforts from the administration. President Donald Trump came into the White House last year declaring that he’d be able to resolve the devastating war within 24 hours, but those […]
Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) was livid during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s appearance before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, eventually descending into a back-and-forth with the secretary and feuding with the chairman over time. The Massachusetts representative began with heaps of praise for Rubio’s history in the Senate, calling him one of the “most […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. So what is Donald Trump up to? It has been a low-profile week by the president’s TV camera-hogging standards, filled so far with private meetings that keep him away from the White House press corps. Could it be that a series of setbacks has knocked the spring from his step? […]
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee on Wednesday revealed it is expanding its target list of seats to flip in Texas’s Legislature. The DLCC, which operates as the Democratic Party’s campaign arm aiming to boost its presence in state legislatures across the country, announced it is adding a dozen more seats in the Texas state House […]
Tensions over the murder of student Henry Nowak boiled over on Tuesday, with police and protesters clashing after police body camera footage of his final moments was released. Nowak, an 18-year-old university student, was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, with a Sikh ceremonial blade. Police bodycam footage confirmed the most inflammatory details of reports […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson argued the growing success of socialist-aligned candidates and organizations is forcing a reckoning within the Democratic Party. As Democratic primary candidates, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), backed by groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America and Working Families Party continue to gain traction, Benson said two major trends are […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) apologized for a post he said his staff made from his official social media account that said: “Homosexuality has no place in America.” “Earlier today while working on the farm, my phone began going crazy because of a post made by a member of my comms team,” Ogles wrote on X […]
The suspect responsible for holding hostages inside a bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, was shot and killed by the FBI on Wednesday. The suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving FBI personnel, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. The standoff began Tuesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank location in […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said he was “absolutely wrong” for campaigning to eliminate the filibuster in 2022 because he now realizes that eliminating the procedural tactic would give the minority party “little to no voice.” Speaking on an episode of The Katie Miller Podcast, released Tuesday, Fetterman said he now believes former Sens. Joe Manchin […]
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner abruptly canceled his scheduled events in Washington, D.C., and New York City on Wednesday after reporters showed up at his family’s home and place of business in Maine, according to a NOTUS report confirmed by multiple outlets. Journalists from the New York Post reportedly showed up at the home of […]
