The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it is exiting OPEC and the broader OPEC+ as of May 1, marking a major loss for the oil-producing bloc as global energy markets remain volatile in light of the Iran war. The UAE said it has participated in the organization for the greater global benefit, but it […]
Exclusive – Speaker Mike Johnson told Washington Secrets that King Charles III will get a “warm welcome” when he delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Transatlantic relations have been strained by the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s attacks on the British prime minister. But Johnson said the day […]
The Secret Service once again finds itself playing defense, this time over how it planned and carried out security measures for senior government officials who attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday following a shooting that targeted President Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security agency faced criticism from lawmakers and national security […]
Democrats rebuffed calls from the Trump administration on Monday to lower the political temperature after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. In a series of interviews with the Washington Examiner, Democrats argued that Trump and Republicans needed to look internally before placing the blame on them for the […]
The national average price for regular gas rose to $4.176 per gallon on Tuesday. It’s the fifth straight day of increases at the pumps after fuel costs had dropped to as low as $4.02 per gallon just a week ago. Tuesday’s gas prices also set a new high for the year, breaking the previous record […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid operatives embedded within the Aryan Nations, after effectively suing the extremist organization out of existence two decades ago, as part of what prosecutors say was a self-enrichment scheme to justify the law center’s purported bigot-fighting work. Federal investigators are alleging that the SPLC has been operating a covert […]
The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday has sparked new scrutiny over how the presidential line of succession is protected at high-profile events that blend government officials with the public and press. As well as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, several Cabinet officials in the line of succession […]
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, congressional lawmakers have begun offering their official policy reaction and so far it all points in one direction: building Trump’s ballroom. Within hours of the shooting, several GOP lawmakers from both the House and Senate announced they […]
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel addressed the social media post by first lady Melania Trump, criticizing him for a joke he made last week about her being a widow. The first lady posted the request on X on Monday morning, two days after Cole Allen broke through a security checkpoint at the White House […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the Iranian regime, blasting the leaders of the country for using force to control shipping through an “international waterway.” Rubio said the regime is trying to hold the world hostage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz, through which over 80% of the world’s oil is transported. He said their […]
