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Pritzker says Trump may have dementia: ‘Something genuinely wrong with him’

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) says he thinks President Donald Trump has dementia, declaring, “I really think that there’s something genuinely wrong with him.” “I think if you look at any of the videos from 2015 or 2016 and look at how he responded to questions and how he was at press conferences, and then you […]

DOJ files lawsuit against Virginia over ‘assault weapon’ ban

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia on Wednesday over a proposed “assault weapons” ban signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) that was previously meant to take effect the same day. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon filed the lawsuit against the commonwealth and the Virginia State Police, alleging Virginia “besmirched” the Second Amendment […]

PHOTOS: Trump debuts new Air Force One plane from Qatar

President Donald Trump is using the new Air Force One plane, gifted by Qatar, for the first time as he travels to North Dakota ahead of America’s 250th birthday. The inaugural flight means the old Air Force One is retired. Trump wanted the new plane to reflect the nation’s flag more accurately. Air Force One […]

New York City to suspend evictions for two days due to heat dome

New York City is suspending eviction enforcement for two days as the city prepares for an intense heat wave.​  A memo from the city’s Department of Investigation instructs all city marshals to suspend scheduled evictions Wednesday and Thursday in anticipation of risks to public health and safety posed by extreme heat. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said […]

Security expert: Anthropic’s dire warnings about its own AI are pure hype

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we are trying to finish up early so we can sneak off for a huge World Cup afternoon. But first, we talk to a tech insider who tells us that Anthropic’s doom-mongering about AI is actually a hype machine designed to help it corner the market. Plus, […]

John Kennedy claims socialists think Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head are racist

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) says socialists believe classic children’s figures such as Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head are racist. “Sen. Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, Mayor Mamdani, the mayor of New York, Mr. Graham Platner running for senate in Maine, they are socialist,” Kennedy said on the This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von podcast Tuesday.  […]

Jay Clayton confirmation hearing rescheduled for mid-July

EXCLUSIVE — The Senate Intelligence Committee is tentatively planning a rescheduled confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, the stalled nominee for director of national intelligence, for July 15, according to two sources familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump teased Wednesday morning that a new date had been chosen, telling reporters that his interim director, Bill […]

Trump says he directed Pulte to ‘declassify whatever you want’

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte may be the country’s spy chief for a short time, but he is poised to make an impact, with President Donald Trump telling reporters Pulte could “declassify almost everything.” “Bill is there just for a fairly short period of time, but while he’s there, I said, ‘You could […]

Judge blocks Virginia ICE mask ban hours before going into effect

A federal judge blocked a Virginia law instituting a mask ban for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers hours before the measure would have taken effect on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Robert Payne, appointed by former President George H.W. Bush, issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the Department of Justice. The federal government sued Virginia […]

California elimination of ‘sell by’ dates on groceries to limit food waste goes into effect

The California Department of Food and Agriculture will ban food manufacturers’ use of “sell by” labels on grocery items, replacing the long-used phrase with standardized date labels aimed at reducing confusion and cutting food waste. Food producers and retailers selling packaged food may no longer use “sell by” dates on labels visible to consumers, starting […]
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