The District of Columbia’s attorney disciplinary body has filed ethics charges against Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official in the Trump administration, as the department seeks to curb the role of state bar associations in policing federal attorneys. The complaint, submitted Friday to the D.C. Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility, accuses Martin […]
The head of Florida International University’s Turning Point USA chapter resigned following revelations that he sent numerous racist messages in a group chat for conservatives. Ian Valdes wrote and affirmed messages targeting both Jewish and black people in a WhatsApp group chat. He has now stepped down from his position as FIU’s TPUSA chairman, after […]
The largest oil refinery in the Middle East, located in the United Arab Emirates, was hit by Iranian drones, boosting fears of a rise in oil prices. On Tuesday, a wave of Iranian drones breached Emirati air defenses, striking Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s Ruwais refinery. The hit is one of the most significant targets […]
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 […]
