Strife within the House Republican conference is once again on public display, derailing Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) plans to pass three major pieces of legislation this week. The House Rules Committee was set to meet at 8 a.m. after having to reschedule its meeting Monday night to consider a rule for an extension of section […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to speak to King Charles III about their possible family ties after the Daily Mail traced the president’s family tree to a shared line with the royal family. King Charles and Queen Camilla are in Washington, D.C., on a state visit, and on Tuesday will meet with […]
Southwest Airlines on Monday unveiled an aircraft designed to honor the United States’s 250th anniversary. The airline’s announcement is part of a nationwide effort to mark the country’s semiquincentennial throughout 2026. Many of the initiatives are being led by America250, a congressionally created organization with which Southwest Airlines announced a partnership this week, and Freedom […]
President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Iranian officials have requested the United States drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire negotiations have failed to yield substantive progress in recent weeks. Trump posted on Truth Social, just before markets opened Tuesday morning, that “Iran has just informed us that they are in […]
King Charles III is set for a high-profile day in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, beginning with a White House welcome from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, followed by a bilateral meeting and an address to Congress later in the afternoon. MIKE JOHNSON SAYS KING CHARLES’S SPEECH TO CONGRESS WILL BE A ‘UNIFYING […]
The Department of Justice scolded the plaintiff who is suing over President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, arguing the space is needed in light of the correspondent’s dinner shooting. In a court motion filed late Monday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and two other DOJ officials slammed the National Trust for Historic Preservation for […]
How do you navigate a jetlagged king and queen through a garden party of 600 guests so that the VVIPs get through it in time for dinner and your assortment of senators, business leaders, and celebrities all get a handshake or a photo? The answer at the British ambassador’s residence on Monday afternoon involved a […]
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it is exiting OPEC and the broader OPEC+ as of May 1, marking a major loss for the oil-producing bloc as global energy markets remain volatile in light of the Iran war. The UAE said it has participated in the organization for the greater global benefit, but it […]
Exclusive – Speaker Mike Johnson told Washington Secrets that King Charles III will get a “warm welcome” when he delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Transatlantic relations have been strained by the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s attacks on the British prime minister. But Johnson said the day […]
The Secret Service once again finds itself playing defense, this time over how it planned and carried out security measures for senior government officials who attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday following a shooting that targeted President Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security agency faced criticism from lawmakers and national security […]
