Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wouldn’t dismiss another presidential run during a visit this week to Iowa, the only state he won during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. When asked during a Des Moines event whether he would rule out a 2028 bid, Buttigieg simply responded, “Nope.” The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s comments came […]
Vice President JD Vance is set to record an episode with popular podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday in Texas, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to the Washington Examiner. Vance was set to appear before the House Republican Conference as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) seeks to restart House business after repeated Republican standoffs over […]
President Donald Trump poured cold water on theories that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was assassinated by Russia, Iran, or any other American enemies. Trump made the comments during a Tuesday bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi in the Oval Office. FBI Director Kash Patel said over the weekend that the […]
The Trump administration scored a legal victory on Tuesday after a federal appeals court threw out a judge’s ruling that blocked Postal Service changes that were feared to slow down mail-in voting in the final stretch of the 2020 election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the states […]
Days after the unexpected death of Lindsey Graham, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) detailed a phone call between a staffer and the late senator, where he complained about chest pain. “My former scheduler was Lindsey’s scheduler, and one of my staff members was with that scheduler the night Lindsey called,” Tuberville said. “Lindsey called … basically […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) sought to rally his base on Monday evening in response to reports that President Donald Trump will state that Georgia’s two senators are illegitimate due to claims that fraud corrupted the state’s 2020 election. Ossoff is running for reelection and will face Republican nominee Mike Collins in November. In a post […]
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-GA) withheld an endorsement from his former primary opponent, Georgia‘s Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson, during his first time speaking publicly about his campaign for governor since his GOP runoff loss. Jones had a nearly clear path to securing the Peach State’s Republican nomination for governor before businessman Jackson hopped into […]
Justice Elena Kagan began her testimony at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday by honoring late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), referencing a famous exchange during her 2010 confirmation hearing. Kagan was testifying alongside Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court’s roughly $228 million budget request for fiscal 2027, with much of the increase […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned plans to charge fees for American policing of the Strait of Hormuz in lieu of inking new trade and investment deals with Gulf states. The president, following the breakdown of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, has said that the United States will implement a blockade of Iranian-controlled shipping […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we ask the question: What’s in a question when you won’t believe the answer anyway? Plus, we reveal (sort of) what President Donald Trump will say in his Thursday speech and explain why there is good news for the brains who thought Graham Platner was such a […]
