Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. As usual we have our weekly White House report cards FROM a Democratic pollster and a Republican strategist, plus we have the inside details on where Donald Trump will host King Charles for his state banquet NEXT week, and why there is no comedian at the White House […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said House oversight and government reform committee Republicans are not supporting a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Luna made the comments in a NewsNation interview days after Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chairman of the oversight committee, told reporters the […]
President Donald Trump blasted the Southern Poverty Law Center over its fraud charges, and called for the 2020 election to be erased if they are convicted. The Department of Justice charged the SPLC with fraud Tuesday. Trump called it “one of the greatest political scams in American History” and a “Democrat hoax.” “If it is true, […]
Prominent Hezbollah parliamentarian Ali Fayyad said the party “firmly rejects” the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, coinciding with the intensification of fighting in southern Lebanon. In a statement to Lebanon’s state National News Agency, Fayyad dismissed the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, negotiated in Washington, D.C. by high-level delegations, as “meaningless.” The ceasefire was only negotiated between the governments of Israel […]
Vice President JD Vance received a more positive assessment than President Donald Trump in a recent Cook Political Report poll, while both parties were still ranked as unpopular among voters. The poll, conducted by CPR in collaboration with New River Strategies and GS Strategy Group, asked over 1,000 likely voters across 36 competitive districts about […]
The Justice Department has dropped its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s pick to replace him to be confirmed by the Senate. The DOJ announced on Friday that it was ending the inquiry. The news marks the end of a contentious period in which Sen. Thom […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said there isn’t a “good way” to save Spirit Airlines from being forced out of business without government intervention. Spirit is nearing a $500 million bailout deal with the Trump administration to save the struggling airline company after it filed for bankruptcy twice. “As of right now there’s […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth openly derided Europe’s slow-moving efforts to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, dismissing a recent gathering to discuss possibilities as a “silly conference.” Speaking to reporters on the status of events around Iran, Hegseth was asked if any European countries had offered assistance in reopening the strait, such as […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 76, disclosed that he quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer after publicizing the results of his annual medical examination on Friday, saying he is “in excellent physical condition.” The longest-serving leader in Israel’s history underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate in December 2024. The operation was publicly disclosed by the […]
President Donald Trump could come to the rescue of the struggling Spirit Airlines by buying out the company, he said during an Oval Office event on Thursday. The budget airline has been struggling financially over the past several years, filing for bankruptcy twice between 2024 and 2025. But the recent spike in fuel costs due […]
