Borge Brende, the chief executive officer and president of the World Economic Forum, will resign from his post after an independent investigation was conducted by the group over his ties to the since-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brende said in a statement he made this decision after “careful consideration” so the forum could continue […]
The Senate’s top Republican is calling for regime change in Iran as President Donald Trump weighs a range of military options to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. “In my view, if you’re going to do something there, you better well make it about getting new leadership and regime change,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) criticized Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for becoming allies of President Donald Trump after being the “most effective critics” of the president. Newsom, who has said he is considering a 2028 presidential run, told MS Now his feelings about his possible opponents in the next presidential […]
One man with a violent criminal record was arrested after assaulting a New York Police Department officer during Tuesday’s snowball fight in Washington Square, a scene Mayor Zohran Mamdani described as “kids throwing snowballs.” The NYPD said Thursday that 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly was arrested for assaulting the officer in Washington Park and that Coulibaly had […]
On Wednesday, the Cuban Coast Guard announced it had killed four people and injured six after intercepting a speedboat licensed in Florida, an incident with the possibility of ratcheting up tensions between the United States and Cuba. The incident was first revealed by the Cuban Coast Guard, which claimed to have fired on the boat […]
The Justice Department this week pledged it would release certain files related to Jeffrey Epstein if the documents were “improperly tagged” not to be disclosed. The promise from the DOJ comes after the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), expressed concern that information about one of Epstein’s […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today we look at how the law firm Jones Day, which staffed up the first Trump administration and represented the president and his campaign in a string of lawsuits, has switched sides and the ethical questions that raises. We also dive into the court documents where we find […]
House Democratic leadership will force a vote on legislation to rein in President Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran, as his administration undergoes negotiations with the Middle Eastern country. Democratic leadership’s push to vote on the war powers resolution to check the president comes as the United States is building up the largest […]
Cardi B endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to be the Texas Democratic Senate nominee on her Instagram story Thursday, less than a week out from the competitive Texas Democratic primary. Cardi B, who has been known to be outspoken on her political beliefs, urged her millions of followers to vote for Crockett, who is facing […]
Virginia‘s full Democratic House delegation is backing state plans to redistrict in the Old Dominion. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA) penned a letter Tuesday publicly endorsing the proposed congressional map that could give the delegation a 10-1 blue district advantage. […]
