The Spanish territory of Ceuta in northern Africa is in chaos as thousands of illegal immigrants linger on its shores and the government is reneging on its promise not to transfer migrants to the continent. Thousands of migrants are defying Spanish orders to return to Morocco and are setting up makeshift shelters across Ceuta. The […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The Virginia Court of Appeals has overturned an Arlington County judge’s decision to dismiss the loitering charges against registered child sex offender Richard Cox, sending the case back to Arlington County Circuit Court. An Arlington County judge had dismissed the case earlier this year, but an appeal from state prosecutors revived the […]
Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who lost Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Florida, pledged to donate money remaining from his campaign to help elect Sunshine State Democrats. Vindman, a former director of European affairs for the National Security Council, lost in an upset to socialist state Rep. Angie Nixon, who won the primary by […]
Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon is distancing herself from the Democratic Socialists of America platform ahead of her general election matchup against Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL). Nixon, who defeated centrist Democrat Alex Vindman in a major upset victory this week, is ditching the socialist label that she ran on in the Democratic primary, saying she […]
Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets. If anyone has a spare ticket for this weekend’s grand prix, then you know where we are! Today, we bring you the winners and losers from days of speculation about who will be the next White House press secretary. But first, we run the rule over the White House week […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed former Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell for his ties to suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang, also known as “Fang Fang,” and said the latest FBI raid of Swalwell’s devices came as no surprise. “This is the least surprising development that we’re seeing as far as these charges since […]
President Donald Trump‘s push to pass the SAVE America Act is about “stealing” November’s midterm elections, according to Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). Markey, who is facing a primary challenge for his Senate seat from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), repeated his contention on Thursday during their final debate before Tuesday’s election. “I say impeach Trump,” Markey […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he had reached a deal to temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports, saying the move would help lower prices for families as the United States faces a severe cattle shortage and record-high beef prices. “Today, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is headed to South Carolina to shore up the Democrats’ chances in the Senate special election, as the party sees an opening following Darline Graham Nordone‘s debate gaffe. Nordone’s live admission that she didn’t know much about Taiwan, China, or foreign policy — her late brother’s expertise — has triggered […]
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) struggled to answer a question about artificial intelligence as he took the debate stage for the final time before the Massachusetts Democratic primary. Markey, 80, will face Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), 47, in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary. Moulton has positioned himself as a younger, more viable alternative, casting the race […]
