This week, California Democratic leaders crafted an initiative designed to address growing fears that a packed gubernatorial race could hand Republicans the governor’s mansion. The California Democratic Party is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to conduct six gubernatorial polls, with the first results to be released on March 24. The development comes as eight […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s Washington Secrets. We ask what happens when you ask people whether they recognize eight possible contenders for the next president of the United States. The result? Confusion. And why one of Donald Trump’s vice presidents is making the case for war in Iran. And it’s not the one you are thinking of […]
Iran‘s top national security leader threatened President Donald Trump in a social media post on Tuesday, as the war with Iran stretches into its second week. “Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats. Even those bigger than you couldn’t eliminate Iran. Be careful not to get eliminated yourself,” Ali Larijani posted on X, responding to an […]
A law working its way through Tennessee’s legislature could serve the interests of the pharmacy industry-linked GOP lawmakers sponsoring it by reducing competition for them and their donors. Tennessee Senate Bill 2040, according to CVS, would force it to close every pharmacy it maintains in the Volunteer State. Some of the lawmakers pushing the bill […]
Any honest accounting of the Trump presidency from a conservative perspective will necessarily be mixed and a study in paradox. One of the greatest paradoxes of the current administration is that, in its rush to enact President Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda as quickly as possible, it risks derailing it. Two examples come to mind. The […]
Supreme Court justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh disagreed on Monday over whether the high court treats President Donald Trump the same as former President Joe Biden in cases brought by their respective administrations. Jackson, who often writes dissents for Trump cases, criticized the current administration’s reliance on the emergency docket. The process allows […]
In Tehran’s latest signal that it will not blink, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the country is not looking to negotiate with the United States and Israel. As the war enters its 11th day, Iran has struggled to mount an effective response to the blistering U.S.-Israeli air and missile strikes that have devastated […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 22 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]
The March 4 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing laid bare a simple truth: When states ditch independent financial oversight, taxpayers get robbed blind. Fraud is the invisible tax worsening the affordability crisis, hitting our groceries, mortgages, and our children’s future. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Attorney General Keith Ellison perhaps started to realize […]
The special election for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) seat is all but guaranteed to head to a runoff election, with nearly 20 candidates vying to win the race. Seventeen active competitors will fight for the chance to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, which is expected to remain in Republican hands, being a safe […]
