President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday. “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and […]
The Department of Justice on Monday notified the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections that it would open an investigation into the treatment of prisoners and conditions inside the district’s prisons and jails. Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s civil rights division, wrote the letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser informing the district of plans […]
Federal agents charged 28 suspects in a series of California voter fraud cases on Monday, days after the Justice Department sued the state and warned election officials they could face legal consequences if they counted ballots cast by people who federal agencies identified as suspected noncitizens. Under an operation dubbed “Protect the Vote,” authorities sought […]
Saudi Arabia announced the postponement of its influential “Davos in the Desert” investment conference, one of the world’s preeminent, in Riyadh over security concerns following continued Houthi attacks. The annual Future Investment Initiative conference has been Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s flagship event for garnering global influence since its first edition in 2017. Since […]
Rick Jackson, the Republican running for governor in Georgia, is skipping President Donald Trump’s Peach State rally in Macon this weekend. Jackson’s campaign told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jackson would “be serving as a force multiplier and rallying Republicans in Cherokee County to turnout” instead of heading to the Saturday rally. Jackson has appeared in […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Koch network-aligned conservative group is pouring money into Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race in the hope Republican nominee Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) can reclaim the governor’s mansion for the GOP. Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin on Monday launched a $3 million statewide advertising campaign to help Tiffany, who is in a margin-of-error race with Democratic opponent […]
Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner Bo French sees young male voters as the key to his success as he campaigns for the top regulatory officer for the state’s lucrative oil and gas industry. French has made numerous social media posts addressing young men — one of the least likely demographics to vote and a […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher blasted Troy Jackson’s (D-ME) campaign against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), saying he can’t act like she’s Marjorie Taylor Greene. “This is the longest serving woman in the Senate, right,” Doescher said Monday on CNN This Morning. “Someone who voted against confirming Amy Coney Barrett, someone who has voted […]
Welcome to a new week of Washington Secrets. We take a look at the fallout from Katie Zacharia’s five days as White House press secretary and the questions she leaves behind. Plus, we preview Donald Trump’s trip to Kansas on Monday and explain why strategists picked Wichita for his rally … The White House went […]
Justin Murphy, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, wants President Donald Trump to continue the war in Iran, a stark contrast to most other GOP candidates. “Mr. President, put your cowboy hat on and get out there and kick some a** and get this done and done right,” Murphy said about the conflict […]
