Apple has denied an accusation from OpenAI that one of the AI company’s former employees brought confidential files on an unreleased OpenAI device to the iPhone maker. The frontier AI lab claimed an unnamed employee, who worked for Apple before and after joining OpenAI for six months, sent over 100 confidential files to his personal […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing two major baby food companies, accusing them of “misleading” consumers with products containing dangerous metals, including arsenic and lead. While still campaigning for the 2026 midterm elections as the Republican Senate nominee in Texas, Paxton announced a 68-page lawsuit accusing Gerber Products Company and its parent company, Nestlé […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is putting her political clout on the line in Michigan, where Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed’s bid could bolster, or complicate, her 2028 presidential ambitions. Ocasio-Cortez will join el Sayed’s campaign on Thursday, traveling through Michigan to rally supporters and mobilize young voters. She will join his bus tour through […]
EXCLUSIVE — A new conservative law firm told the Washington Examiner it is taking on its first case of “lawfare” for a client accused of defamation in Washington, D.C. Junel Jeffrey, who has served in U.S. military public affairs roles, is suing retired Army Major Charles Spears for criticizing her alleged September 2025 social media […]
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) railed against a Maryland reporter on Tuesday evening after he finished a debate with his 2026 Democratic challenger, Dan Schwartz, telling the journalist she could not record him during a press gaggle. “You do not have my permission to record. If you record, we will refer you to the prosecutor,” Harris […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today we go full-on polling nerd to look at one issue that could be overestimating support for Democrats. But don’t get carried away — Republicans are still likely to take a beating. Plus, the […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson slammed former Vice President Kamala Harris for teasing another presidential campaign, saying she just wants to “stay relevant.” “I’m not sure she necessarily wants to run, like her husband doesn’t want her to run, like donors don’t want her to run, like a lot of smart Democrats want no part […]
A progressive watchdog filed a formal Hatch Act complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel one day after federal agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) this week. The predawn search of her property came four days before early voting for Minnesota starts this election cycle. The Democracy Defenders Fund, […]
The FBI arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and former OpenAI engineer, who allegedly planted a recording device inside the artificial intelligence company’s San Francisco office late last month. Friday’s arrest, which was revealed by OpenAI and the Justice Department on Tuesday, is particularly concerning to the administration as it pursues global AI dominance. […]
Indiana Democratic county council candidate Jaime West is making headlines for her interview performance, slouching, slurring her words, and making a sound that viewers believe to be a fart. In the interview, which was posted on Oct. 9, the Fayette County Council candidate admitted she did not prepare an opening statement to let voters know […]
