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Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Kenyan McDuffie for DC mayor

Former President Barack Obama‘s attorney general is wading into the Washington, D.C., mayoral race with an endorsement for Democratic candidate Kenyan McDuffie. Eric Holder, the former top prosecutor and current chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is the latest establishment Democrat to back the more centrist McDuffie, who has followed the political track taken […]

Chuy Garcia’s successor faces independent challengers after nomination scheme

The Democratic nominee handpicked to succeed retiring Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is facing an unusually crowded field of independent challengers after a succession plan that drew criticism is starting to unravel. Patty Garcia, the longtime chief of staff to the Illinois congressman bearing the same last name, secured the Democratic nomination for the deep blue […]

Lufthansa employees injured in a Boeing nose gear incident at Frankfurt airport

BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says several employees were injured after the nose gear of a Boeing aircraft unexpectedly retracted, before passengers were set to board a planned flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. The carrier said the incident involving the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner occurred shortly after noon Thursday while it was parked at […]

Jill Biden skirts substance for softballs as birthday book tour comes to DC

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We have all the chat from last night’s love-in with Jill Biden, and a key Republican leader shrugs off last night’s war powers vote. When Jill Biden took the stage in Washington on Wednesday evening to discuss her new memoir, she knew she was in for an easy […]

Kemp warns Lance Bottoms’s anti-data center approach dangerous for Georgia: ‘Moratoriums on growth’

Outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) on Wednesday cautioned Georgians against embracing Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, warning her position on data centers threatens the state’s economy. Kemp weighed in on the heated governor’s race, which will feature Bottoms against either Lt. Gov. Burt Jones or businessman Rick Jackson on the Republican side in November, […]

Mamdani teams up with progressive allies for basketball-themed campaign ad ahead of Knicks game

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding his political operation beyond City Hall, releasing a new campaign featuring a slate of progressive allies running in competitive New York congressional primaries as he seeks to grow his socialist coalition in the House of Representatives. The advertisement highlights Mamdani’s growing role as a political kingmaker in […]

Sarah Bedford: California Democrats couldn’t find a single candidate with charisma or credibility

Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Democrats in California will be left scrambling to vote for a suitable gubernatorial candidate in November. “Democrats couldn’t nominate anyone with charisma or any type of credibility,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show on Wednesday. Bedford said that Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and California gubernatorial […]

Rick Jackson clips Brian Kemp praise in new Georgia gubernatorial race ad

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is showcasing praise from Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in a new advertisement as he makes his GOP runoff bid for governor against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Kemp, the Peach State’s popular but term-limited governor, has so far withheld an endorsement in the race for his successor, despite weighing in on […]

‘Scott Pelley is updating his LinkedIn, hoping and begging’: Joe Concha 

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized former CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley after his dismissal from CBS News.  “When you look up three words in the dictionary, whether it’s ‘sanctimonious,’ whether it’s ‘arrogant,’ whether it’s ‘self-entitled,’ in every instance, you will see a photo of Scott Pelley next to that definition,” Concha said on […]

John Bolton reaches plea deal in classified documents case: Report

Former national security adviser John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to a classified documents charge stemming from his handling of sensitive government records after leaving the first Trump administration. Bolton is expected to plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents and to pay a fine exceeding $2 […]
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