New York City Councilman Chi Osse was arrested Wednesday while protesting the eviction of one of his constituents, blocking city marshals from executing the tenant’s removal. A socialist and supporter of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Osse said he was there to prevent “deed theft eviction” and was arrested after a confrontation with police during the protest. […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said MAGA is failing, and fighting “fire with fire,” so Democrats will win in the midterm elections after a redistricting vote gave Democrats an overwhelming advantage in Virginia “MAGA, dare I say, they’re losing at their own game. They’re on the defense, and they’re scared,” Newsom said on TikTok Tuesday. Virginia […]
House Democrats launched an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel’s alleged alcohol use, including an alcohol abuse survey. In a letter to Patel, signed by 18 House Democrats, the group excoriated the FBI director over his alleged abuse of alcohol while on the job, saying he consumed alcohol “to the point of illness.” In light […]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) joined U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Wednesday to announce the takedown of a high-tech international car theft ring that authorities say stole vehicles across the mid-Atlantic and shipped them overseas for profit. Federal prosecutors charged multiple suspects in connection with the operation, which Pirro said spanned across D.C., Maryland, and […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, your guide to who is winning and losing in the nation’s capital. One loser is Secrets, who was stuck on the Metro for too long after an accident at Metro Center. But a winner could be the GOP ahead of the midterm elections, if they can navigate their […]
Ukraine has turned to an unorthodox method in a bid to win President Donald Trump’s support in negotiations with Russia, reportedly proposing to name a strip of the Donbas still under its control “Donnyland.” The proposed name combines Trump’s first name with Donbas, and invokes the fantastical amusement park Disneyland, four people familiar with the […]
The United Kingdom has passed landmark legislation banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008, setting the country on a path to phase out smoking for future generations. Parliament approved the bill on Tuesday, advancing one of the world’s most aggressive anti-smoking measures to King Charles III’s desk. The policy creates a “smoke-free […]
Podcast host and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly slammed what she called Kamala Harris’s “new accent,” saying the former vice president is using “street accents” to appeal to black voters. “She’s got to go full black accent, blaccent,” Kelly said on the Megyn Kelly Show Tuesday. Kelly’s comments came after Harris attended the Power […]
Senior ActBlue employees refused to answer a single question posed to them by a congressional panel in 2025, choosing to invoke their constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination 146 times, according to an interim staff report recently released by three House committees. ActBlue, a massive Democratic fundraising platform, faces accusations from House Republicans that its lax […]
The Council of the District of Columbia voted Tuesday to extend a citywide youth curfew permanently, but tabled a separate measure that would have allowed the restrictions to take effect immediately, leaving enforcement in the near term uncertain. In an initial vote, council members advanced a bill to make the curfew permanent, setting an 11 […]
