Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said she will “not be silenced” following a raid on her home earlier on Monday by federal agents as part of a criminal investigation. “I’m ok,” Omar wrote in a post on X. “Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) received a barrage of critical comments Monday over a social media post honoring “Native Americans’ Day” in South Dakota, which became the first state in 1990 to replace Columbus Day with a holiday celebrating indigenous peoples. “Today is Native Americans’ Day in South Dakota, an opportunity to celebrate the heritage […]
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent more than $30 million trying to keep Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed off the November ballot. It failed. Now the pro-Israel group is back and spending nearly $95,000 to attack him in the general election, giving el Sayed a new opportunity to make his Republican opponent’s […]
President Donald Trump is re-upping his controversial promise to send a $5,000 dividend check to all U.S. citizens if Republicans maintain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. “I’m going to give all adult citizens of the United States of America $5,000,” Trump said in an ad he posted on X. “Democrat policies […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is threatening to execute any U.S. nationals that the terrorist group kidnaps if the U.S. government follows through with its scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter. Al Qaeda said in a statement released Monday that “the day America makes this decision,” referring to the execution […]
The British government is claiming that last month’s terrorism scare at RAF Fairford air base was “almost certainly” a scheme designed by Iran. Prime Minister Andy Burnham made the assertion on Monday in the House of Commons, where he announced that his government would take immediate action to combat Iranian infiltration of criminal networks and […]
Israeli leaders are closely watching the U.S. midterm elections, particularly the Michigan Senate race, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said. Lankford briefed reporters on his recent trip to Israel and Lebanon, a trip coinciding with the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks and one that was supposed to be part of a wider Middle East tour, […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) signaled that he would run for minority leader if Republicans lose the majority in November, saying he expects his colleagues would ask him to “continue leading this conference.” “I want to be of my highest and best use to God and my country, and I feel like, at this stage […]
Democratic Socialists of America members angrily claimed over the weekend that the group’s New York City chapter cracked down on expressing pro-Hamas sentiment on social media. The chapter’s leadership criticized a joint Instagram post from DSA groups last week that called the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel “resistance against imperialism,” asking for its removal, […]
Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we bring you the inside story of how Donald Trump found his new press secretary, plus we get the real story about cookies in Kansas. Really! When President Donald Trump decided he needed to beef up his press operation in the final weeks of midterm campaigning, there […]
