Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and another Democratic lawmaker sent a letter to JetBlue on Tuesday, asking the low-cost airline whether it’s using surveillance pricing to upcharge customers. Surveillance pricing refers to using customer data, such as browsing history or location, to charge different people different prices for the same product or service based on their […]
President Donald Trump has made a career out of slapping his name on buildings and products, and those seeking favor have found following suit is the easiest way to his heart. Republicans in Congress and state legislatures, and foreign leaders, have earned favor by proposing initiatives to brand projects and sites after the president. Democrats […]
Podcaster Tucker Carlson expressed regret for the role he played in helping get President Donald Trump elected and apologized for “misleading people.” “I do think it’s like a moment to wrestle with our own consciences. You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be. And I want to say I’m […]
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned from Congress on Tuesday ahead of a planned House Ethics Committee sanctions hearing. The Florida Democrat was facing the threat of expulsion from the House over allegations she stole $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and funneled a portion of it to her campaign account. The House Ethics […]
Left-wing nonprofit group Democracy Forward filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Tuesday to find records related to a recent report concerning drinking allegations against FBI Director Kash Patel. The FOIA request comes days after the Atlantic published an article, citing more than two dozen anonymous sources, about Patel’s alleged drinking problem and how […]
Four former presidents expressed confidence that the United States’s best days are ahead, because of democracy’s “self-correcting” power. In an NBC News interview that aired on Tuesday, former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden shared a message to the country in light of the nation’s semiquincentennial. They sat down for […]
Europe’s highest court has declared Hungary cannot maintain policies meant to curb the “promotion of homosexuality” among young people. Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was defeated in a national election earlier this month, propagated the policies in 2021 as “stricter measures against individuals convicted of pedophilia.” These policies have been expanded into sweeping bans […]
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve, said in his confirmation hearing that Trump never asked him to commit to any interest rate decisions during his vetting process. Warsh, a 56-year-old former Fed governor, testified on Tuesday before the Senate banking committee, where he faced questions about Fed independence and […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We spent Monday sitting in various leather armchairs at the hotel formerly known as the Trump Hotel, watching the White House get the old team back together ahead of the midterm elections. Meanwhile, the administration firings continue. So who is next? For two hours, the brightest campaign brains […]
Two Israeli soldiers are in the process of being disciplined for damaging a Christian symbol in Lebanon, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday. Over the weekend, the incident came to light involving a soldier who bashed a large crucifix residing in a small village with what appeared to be a sledgehammer. The sacrilegious act was […]
