Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon said that assumptions about racism in the South may be contributing to Democrats’ reluctance to invest in her campaign, arguing that the party has repeatedly underestimated the state’s political potential. “I would say it’s that they think that the state is racist, and they’re just hesitant to like donate […]
President Donald Trump threatened to veto every piece of legislation put forward during the second half of his administration if Democrats flip control of the House or Senate during next month’s midterm elections. “Well, I think the Republicans are going to win. But if there was, you call it gridlock, what happens is I veto […]
STRONGVILLE, Ohio — Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy took aim at the news media amid a bipartisan backlash to his attack ad against Democratic opponent Amy Acton. “I want you to hear it from me directly: These people are lying to you, but I trust you to see through it,” Ramaswamy told a crowd […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. As usual, we take a look back at the president’s week with our dueling strategists. It was another split-screen week for Donald Trump as he juggles conflict in Iran and the quest for peace in Ukraine with campaign rallies at home where Republicans seek to staunch losses in […]
EXCLUSIVE — Knife-edge gubernatorial and House races in Ohio are cutting deep personally, as candidates and their opponents point to their respective pasts as they ask Buckeye State voters to entrust them with their future. This week, Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad including Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother has consumed their race for […]
President Donald Trump will vote early in Florida on Saturday morning, a White House official told the Washington Examiner. Trump is in the middle of a final campaign push ahead of the midterm elections, blitzing across red states in hopes of boosting Republican turnout on Election Day. Across his two terms, the president has consistently […]
Two former senior FBI officials surrendered on arrest warrants Friday after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles in the bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force during the 2020 election and its handling of investigations involving Hunter Biden. Nikki Cole Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, were taken into custody as part of a […]
The Justice Department announced this week that it plans to retry a federal bribery case against Washington, D.C. Council member Trayon White, weeks after accusations that he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes ended in a mistrial. The FBI arrested White in 2024 on federal bribery charges, accusing him of accepting $156,000 in future kickbacks and […]
First lady Melania Trump said Friday that she helped broker a temporary ceasefire on one front of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The limited break in fighting will begin Thursday, according to the White House, and will be limited to the region of Olenshky in southern Ukraine. Both Ukraine and Russia have agreed to […]
The Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service have closed the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Washington and Arlington, Virginia, after a suspicious package was found in Georgetown. The shutdown happened Friday at approximately 8:42 a.m., according to authorities. HUGO GURDON: KATIE ZACHARIA WAS BAD, BUT THE JOB IS BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE “Second District officers responded […]
