Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the public found out of touch with budget-conscious consumers. Eto allegedly told the audience at a fundraising party on Sunday that he has “never bought rice” due to the amount of it gifted to him. […]
President Donald Trump is meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as tensions between the countries flare up over the former’s claims of genocidal actions against the country’s white minority. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Elon Musk, a native South African, will participate. Tensions have been high between Trump and Ramaphosa since the […]
Fewer people are buying Team Biden’s efforts to play down reports that he was mentally declining as president, believing instead that his aides and the media engaged in a cover-up to hide his failings. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets Tuesday morning, more likely voters than not believe that Joe Biden entered […]
Susan Hutson, the New Orleans sheriff responsible for the jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, is suspending her campaign for reelection. Her announcement came just hours after a city council meeting in which leaders focused on the prison break. Five inmates remain at large. “I am temporarily suspending my re-election campaign,” Hutson said […]
Four of President Donald Trump‘s top appointees, including three Cabinet members, will testify on Capitol Hill regarding the 2026 fiscal budget. Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at 10 a.m. Linda McMahon Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before the House Appropriations […]
Washington, D.C., retained its title as the top city for public parks for a fifth consecutive year. The Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore Index ranked Washington as the top city, followed closely by Irvine, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Arlington, Virginia, located across the Potomac River from Washington, ranked seventh on the list. […]
President Donald Trump laid down the law with fractious House Republicans as they prepare for a key vote on his agenda. We’ll soon see if they are listening even to the Republican leader with the most credibility with the party’s base, one who many lawmakers credit for their majorities on Capitol Hill in the first […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) issued the first formal apology from a sitting governor to the Seneca Nation for a boarding school’s treatment of Native Americans. Hochul was in Irving, New York, near the site of the Thomas Indian School, over two months after she was claimed, the tribal nation asked her to visit. While there […]
Incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey lost his reelection bid in the Democratic primary on Tuesday to challenger Corey O’Connor. O’Connor, the Alleghany County Controller and son of former Mayor Bob O’Connor, denied Gainey a second term as mayor, leading 53% to 47% with nearly all precincts reporting. Because of the Steel City’s strong Democratic voter […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed he is calling President Donald Trump to solidify the final language in the “big, beautiful” tax bill the lower chamber could vote on as soon as Wednesday. A House Rules Committee hearing on the legislation has been ongoing since 1 a.m. Wednesday and lasted through the night. The Rules […]
