The Office of Congressional Conduct sent an investigative letter last year to look into Rep. Tony Gonzales’ (R-TX) alleged affair with a staffer who died by setting herself on fire. The letter, obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, showed investigators sought text messages, emails, and other communications about the relationship, asking Adrian Aviles, the widower […]
President Donald Trump accused the Supreme Court on Friday of being swayed by foreign interests, after justices handed down a decision overturning his “Liberation Day” tariffs. “It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think,” Trump told reporters after […]
Billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner testified under oath that neither the FBI nor the Justice Department interviewed him about Jeffrey Epstein, a revelation drawing new attention to how federal investigators handled potential witnesses tied to the disgraced financier. During a more than four-hour videotaped House oversight committee deposition released on Thursday, Wexner said he was […]
President Donald Trump promised to persevere with his tariff agenda, despite the Supreme Court ruling against his use of his presidential emergency economic powers, and announced a new global 10% tariff on all imports to the United States. Trump will sign an order directing the rapid implementation of the new Section 122 fee on Friday […]
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is projecting newfound confidence and optimism as thousands of its uniparty delegates flood Pyongyang for their semi-decennial congress. As usual, the tightly calibrated, almost mechanical rhetoric on display has offered little insight into the clandestine operations of the world’s most mysterious regime — but intelligence agencies and foreign observers […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we’ll be taking stock of Donald Trump’s week, its ups and its down with our two commentators, and we’ll be picking out one of the key moments from his Board of Peace speech … The holiday meant it was a shortened week for the president, who returned […]
Justice Brett Kavanaugh slammed the Supreme Court’s majority ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, citing the ramifications the decision will have beyond the imposition of the tariffs themselves. The high court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose tariffs without congressional approval, […]
First lady Melania Trump said her 2025 inaugural dress reflected “America’s destiny” as she donated the gown to the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection on Friday. Trump’s Herve Pierre-designed black-and-white gown will be featured with her 2017 inaugural gown, making her the first first lady to be represented by two inaugural gowns in more than 100 […]
President Donald Trump was incensed when he learned that the Supreme Court had ruled against some of his tariffs during a meeting with governors at the White House. “He was mad about it,” a source familiar told the Washington Examiner on Friday, confirming that the president described the decision as a “disgrace” before saying, “These […]
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is “considering” limited military strikes on Iran, which he suggested would force the country to the negotiating table. “I guess I can say I am considering that,” the president said when asked by a reporter at a White House gubernatorial event if he was considering a limited military […]
