British Columbia officially announced this week that it is ditching the biannual changing of the clocks in favor of permanent daylight saving time. The Canadian province announced it will end seasonal time changes within its borders because of the reported benefits to people’s physical and mental health, businesses’ schedules, and the consistency of transportation and […]
Europe is facing major economic trouble due to constrained natural gas supplies as the war in Iran upends global energy flows, with further disruptions possible as Russia weighs suspending gas exports. In the days since the start of the war in Iran, Europe has seen a rise in natural gas prices, as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have been paused […]
President Donald Trump will hold a roundtable on college sports at the White House on Friday at 4 p.m. At this event, the biggest names and executives associated with the NCAA will convene at the White House. Expected topics include Name, Image, and Likeness; collective bargaining; and government involvement in sports. Golfer Tiger Woods, NCAA […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said that as cities get more blue, states across the country are getting more red. “What does that do for elections? I still think swing states are swing states, and they’re going more red,” Concha said on Fox & Friends First Friday. “Ohio and Florida used to be 50-50 states; […]
Texas officials argued Thursday that it is legally permissible for SpaceX to restrict access to a public beach during rocket launches, a policy that critics believe violates the state’s constitution. Several liberal groups in the Rio Grande Valley brought a lawsuit against SpaceX, challenging a 2013 law that allows Elon Musk’s company to temporarily close […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha called out Democrats for being hypocrites over President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran, when members of the party supported air strikes in Libya under former President Barack Obama. The United States launched joint military strikes with Israel against Iran on Saturday as part of Operation Epic Fury. A bipartisan […]
The House Republican leadership is pushing for a second party-line reconciliation bill and plan to discuss it at their upcoming policy retreat in Doral, Florida, next week. Sources close to GOP leadership told the Washington Examiner that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pursuing the effort. A second megabill reflecting the GOP’s tax and spending priorities […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we run the rule over the president’s week, and there’s good news for Republicans thinking about the midterm elections. Was that the most consequential week of Donald Trump’s second term? He announced strikes on Iran with a video posted in the early hours of Saturday morning, and […]
The Department of Justice released additional Epstein files on Thursday, including uncorroborated accusations from a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by President Donald Trump. Last week, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, claimed there were missing files from the government release in January. The DOJ claimed […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said the partial government shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security funding is “absolutely crazy.” York questioned how long the partial government shutdown can continue when the country’s transportation system is not funded. “We’ve talked about government shutdowns in the past, and this is not that. It’s essentially […]
