Four people were killed in a school shooting in Oregon before a bystander “heroically” entered the school and killed the shooter. A 16-year-old, identified by police as John Griffin, armed with a shotgun, entered Silver Rail Elementary School shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, where he began opening fire at those inside. Bend Police Chief […]
President Donald Trump made two pieces of White House personnel news on Friday, opening the door to new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s departure and throwing his support behind chief of staff Susie Wiles. Zacharia has been lambasted for the rocky start to her tenure, which began on Monday, following an awkward opening press briefing and […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced on Friday she is sending a sizable donation toward Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed’s campaign, as Democrats fight to stave off Republican hopes of flipping the seat red in November. After campaigning alongside el Sayed in the battleground state on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said during an event in Pontiac the […]
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Supporters of Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico are not flustered by the lack of transparency surrounding his more than weeklong absence from the campaign trail, saying questions about the candidate’s whereabouts are GOP conspiracy theories. The Washington Examiner interviewed attendees on Thursday at a Talarico rally in San Marcos, Texas, where […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s step back from the inner workings of President Donald Trump’s administration hasn’t stopped him from using his wealth to influence the November midterm elections. New Federal Election Commission filings show Musk, the world’s richest man, boosting Republican super PACs and candidates with millions of dollars against a Democratic Party itching to […]
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is playing defense to explain her legal background with multiple appearances on Fox News, during which hosts grilled her on her resume and first press briefing. Zacharia has come under fire in recent days over her legal credentials, as she refers to herself as a lawyer despite not having […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We bring you our usual rundown of the president’s week, with help from our two political strategists. A press secretary facing scrutiny for her qualifications. The knives are out for Donald Trump’s chief of staff. And a key ambassador is fired after a string of damaging headlines connected […]
The New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America is signaling plans to “stop” overseas arms shipments from John F. Kennedy International Airport. A new DSA “Break the Chain” campaign is having its first mass meeting on Saturday to discuss achieving “a people’s arms embargo” against Israel, according to the campaign’s website. The DSA […]
Projections for 11 more House seats have shifted in favor of the Democratic Party, as talks of a blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections have reached a crescendo. The Cook Political Report shifted 11 races nationwide, including three traditionally GOP seats that went from solid Republican to likely Republican. Five more GOP seats went […]
Russia fired airstrikes in about a third of Ukraine’s regions on Friday, as the two countries continue to exchange attacks on energy infrastructure following a week of tensions over the slowdown of Ukraine’s Starshield systems and President Donald Trump‘s declared energy ceasefire. Following Trump’s announcement of an energy infrastructure ceasefire on Sunday, both Ukrainian President […]
