House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner participated in the 75th National Day of Prayer service on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. Johnson and Turner joined several faith leaders and members of the National Day of Prayer Task Force in prayer and to discuss the impact of the […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. The president is due to fly to China next week for his postponed summit with Xi Jinping. We talk to one of the top Trumpworld thinkers on the Chinese Communist Party, the man who raised the alarm during Donald Trump’s first administration. Michael Pillsbury says Trump faces a […]
As more southern states hop on the redistricting train after the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-based redistricting, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is facing increasing pressure to push back Georgia‘s congressional primaries and redraw the state’s map. Kemp announced last Friday that he would not pursue a redraw of the state’s congressional map, one […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that he incited the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “The Knicks are up 2-0 and I have to wake up to another deranged rant from this guy,” Jeffries wrote on X. “Gas prices are sky high, grocery bills are surging and […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she gave birth to her daughter, Viviana, on May 1, adding that “Vivi” is “perfect” and “healthy.” “On May 1st, Viviana aka ‘Vivi’ joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love,” Leavitt said in a post on X. “She is perfect and healthy, and her big […]
Congressional Democrats on Thursday revealed they are investigating whether corruption has played a role in President Donald Trump’s pardon process. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Reps. Dave Min (D-CA) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) sent a letter to more than a dozen recipients of executive clemency requesting details about Trump’s move to pardon them by May […]
President Donald Trump will welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for a bilateral meeting at the White House on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. FORMER BRAZILIAN SPY CHIEF AND BOLSONARO ALLY ARRESTED BY ICE IN US, CLAIMS PERSECUTION Trump and Lula, who have had quite the contentious relationship since Lula defeated Trump ally Jair […]
Poland said it is prepared to host U.S. troops withdrawn from Germany, opening the door to a possible reshuffling of U.S. forces in Europe after President Donald Trump announced plans to pull 5,000 troops from Germany over the next year. Polish President Karol Nawrocki made the offer during NATO exercises in Lithuania, arguing Poland is […]
World Health Organization officials on Thursday said that eight cases of Hantavirus have been confirmed as a result of an outbreak on a cruise ship, and five of those infected have died. The outbreak involves the Andes strain of the Hantavirus, a rare variant of the rodent-borne virus primarily found in Argentina and Chile that […]
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is resigning from her role leading North Carolina’s biggest city on June 30, she announced on Thursday. The move comes as a surprise, as the Democratic mayor was just months into her fifth consecutive term after winning her November 2025 election by a resounding 44.9-point margin. “Serving as Charlotte’s mayor has […]
