Former United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard opened up about the challenges she and her husband, Abraham Williams, faced after he was diagnosed with sacral chordoma, a rare type of bone cancer, earlier this year. “He had been under heavy anesthesia for almost eight hours. His body, as he started to come out, […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We ask whether Sens. Rick Scott, Tom Cotton, and Todd Young have buyer’s remorse over their Massachusetts endorsement of a candidate who backs abortion up to birth. If they do, they aren’t saying. Plus, what is up with the polls in Arkansas? Have Democrats got a toehold in […]
Nevada’s Democratic nominee for governor on Wednesday proposed pausing tax breaks for data centers, making him the latest in a bipartisan stream of political figures nationwide to demand such a policy. Attorney General Aaron Ford is challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in one of the most closely watched gubernatorial races in the country, due […]
Vice President JD Vance reportedly raked in more than $5 million at a New York fundraiser for young Republican donors as he builds a national fundraising network, growing speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid. The event, held in Southampton, New York, took place at the home of 1789 Capital President Omeed Malik, a prominent […]
Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul el Sayed are in a public feud over scheduling a debate in the closely watched race, with el Sayed dubbing the Republican “Mike Dodgers.” The Michigan Debate Commission, comprised of two dozen media, business, and academic groups, said on Wednesday that it had invited both candidates […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford criticized socialists and the Democratic Socialists of America platform for posing unrealistic solutions to issues such as healthcare affordability, for which Democrats don’t have answers. “Healthcare affordability is a really big problem, so that goes to the DSA candidates who are able to identify what is driving voters and […]
James Braid, a top White House staffer, is expected to leave his position as director of legislative affairs in the coming weeks. Braid has played a key role in coordinating with a narrow House and Senate majority to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. It was not immediately clear where Braid would go after leaving […]
An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ground, Lt. Col. George Bivens, the […]
A Missouri judge ruled Wednesday that a referendum cannot override the state legislature’s authority to enact congressional maps, clearing the way for the state to use a Republican-backed map in November’s general election. The ruling is a victory for Missouri Republicans and preserves a map that is expected to make the Kansas City-area congressional seat […]
Former Trump attorney Alina Habba shot down rumors that she would replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, despite the favorable prediction odds. Habba has been floated as one of the most likely successors to Leavitt since she announced her resignation this month. The prediction market Kalshi had her as a favorite Wednesday, with […]
