Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) called to remove President Donald Trump from office via the 25th Amendment due to Trump’s recent efforts to acquire Greenland. Markey was responding to the letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This letter included complaints that Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland were partially because he was […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court for a case in which President Donald Trump is testing the bounds of his power by attempting to fire a member of the central bank’s board of governors. Powell will attend the hearing, set for Wednesday, a source familiar with his plans […]
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner condemned a group of internet personalities “glorifying Hitler” by requesting the Ye song “Heil Hitler” at a nightclub Sunday. Meiner, a Jew himself who wears the yarmulke, was reacting to white nationalist Nick Fuentes, influencers Sneako, Clavicular, Myron, Justin Waller, and alleged human traffickers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, who […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha disapproved of politicians swearing in official statements, saying it comes across as a “phony” way to appear relatable. A growing number of politicians, including President Donald Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, have gone viral for dropping the f-bomb in […]
China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy. China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at 5.63 per 1,000 people, according to government data released Monday, marking the lowest on record since births began to be formally documented in […]
The FBI on Sunday signaled it is looking into a Minneapolis confrontation in which conservative journalist Nick Sortor alleged a protester stole his camera and dragged him down the street with a car as he tried to recover it. Shortly after Sortor posted video of the incident to X on Sunday, an account affiliated with the FBI reposted the footage […]
After failing to prevent Donald Trump from winning the presidency for the second time in 2024, campaign finance records show that the Lincoln Project — a political committee founded by anti-Trump former Republicans — continued to route hundreds of thousands of dollars from its donors into firms owned by its leaders. Now, as the Lincoln […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said “significant polling” showing apathy for impeaching President Donald Trump could deter a third attempt by the Democratic Party, but said there is a “pretty good bet” it could still happen. Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) have warned that the Democratic Party will seek to impeach […]
European leaders are in talks to deploy its most powerful economic weapon, the anti-coercion instrument — informally known as the “trade bazooka” — to counter President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs if Denmark threatens to sell Greenland to the U.S. What is the ‘trade bazooka’? The Anti-Coercion Instrument provides a legal framework for the […]
Welcome back to Washington Secrets! You might notice things look a little different after a brief hiatus. The legendary Paul Bedard finally got to put his feet up after 45 years in the news business. This is Rob Crilly checking in with all things Washington and secret. I plan to keep some things the same […]
