EXCLUSIVE — Advancing American Freedom Foundation, a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, is lobbying Republicans to include a ban on Planned Parenthood funding and election security measures in their third party-line spending bill. The foundation originally outlined 21 policies it would like to see in a third reconciliation bill earlier […]
Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Troy Jackson has raised $1 million in the two weeks since launching his campaign, underscoring the rapid consolidation of support behind his bid to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Jackson brought in $613,000 since Sunday after securing the backing of 601 state delegates ahead of this weekend’s Democratic convention, which will […]
Former Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) is making her return to the Virginia public policy scene following her 2025 gubernatorial election loss with a statewide tour campaigning against constitutional amendments related to abortion and gay marriage. Earle-Sears, who fell to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) by over a 15-point margin in the gubernatorial election, has been […]
A federal appeals court declined to strike down Massachusetts’s “assault weapons” ban, months before the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the hotly contested Second Amendment issue. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit denied an effort by a trio of gun stores to revive a lawsuit […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we have been eating pastries with the future of election forecasting as Kalshi launches its midterm elections hub. Plus, we remind you that Secrets subscribers were the first to read about Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine and Russia. The prediction market Kalshi took another step today from […]
President Donald Trump was adamant that the public supports his war against Iran as he traveled Wednesday to receive the remains of U.S. service members who died last week in the Middle East. Trump made the comments to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before flying to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base, where the […]
Hospital price transparency, insulin price caps, food regulations, and a slew of other healthcare bills advanced out of the Senate health committee on Wednesday ahead of the August congressional recess. Both Republicans and Democrats voted to support 13 bills meant to lower healthcare costs, revise pharmaceutical regulations, and implement food reforms. Healthcare costs have become […]
Two diplomat nominees opposed by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) will get a confirmation vote on the Senate floor after the Trump administration provided him “assurances” on delayed AIDS funding. Cornyn allowed the nominations of Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano, two close allies of President Donald Trump, to advance out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee […]
A model scout with ties to Jeffrey Epstein died in his house outside of Paris this week, according to authorities. Daniel Siad, a former model recruiter who was tied to Epstein, was reportedly being investigated by French authorities for allegations of abuse, rape, and human trafficking for the convicted sex offender, all of which he […]
President Donald Trump will attend a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for the U.S. service members who were killed during the Iran war last week. The service members were killed Friday at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, and were identified as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, […]
