Deputy White House chief of staff Dan Scavino predicted Wednesday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation would move “very quickly,” offering the clearest indication yet that the administration intends to seek Senate approval for one of President Donald Trump’s closest legal allies. Scavino announced Wednesday that the president plans to nominate Blanche to […]
The Supreme Court handed the Federal Communications Commission a victory on Thursday, upholding its ability to penalize telecommunications companies by finding that its scheme for levying fines is constitutional. The high court ruled 8-1 in favor of the federal agency in the consolidated cases FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC. Chief Justice John Roberts penned the […]
Former President Barack Obama‘s attorney general is wading into the Washington, D.C., mayoral race with an endorsement for Democratic candidate Kenyan McDuffie. Eric Holder, the former top prosecutor and current chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is the latest establishment Democrat to back the more centrist McDuffie, who has followed the political track taken […]
The Democratic nominee handpicked to succeed retiring Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is facing an unusually crowded field of independent challengers after a succession plan that drew criticism is starting to unravel. Patty Garcia, the longtime chief of staff to the Illinois congressman bearing the same last name, secured the Democratic nomination for the deep blue […]
BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says several employees were injured after the nose gear of a Boeing aircraft unexpectedly retracted, before passengers were set to board a planned flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. The carrier said the incident involving the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner occurred shortly after noon Thursday while it was parked at […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We have all the chat from last night’s love-in with Jill Biden, and a key Republican leader shrugs off last night’s war powers vote. When Jill Biden took the stage in Washington on Wednesday evening to discuss her new memoir, she knew she was in for an easy […]
Outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) on Wednesday cautioned Georgians against embracing Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, warning her position on data centers threatens the state’s economy. Kemp weighed in on the heated governor’s race, which will feature Bottoms against either Lt. Gov. Burt Jones or businessman Rick Jackson on the Republican side in November, […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding his political operation beyond City Hall, releasing a new campaign featuring a slate of progressive allies running in competitive New York congressional primaries as he seeks to grow his socialist coalition in the House of Representatives. The advertisement highlights Mamdani’s growing role as a political kingmaker in […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Democrats in California will be left scrambling to vote for a suitable gubernatorial candidate in November. “Democrats couldn’t nominate anyone with charisma or any type of credibility,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show on Wednesday. Bedford said that Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and California gubernatorial […]
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is showcasing praise from Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in a new advertisement as he makes his GOP runoff bid for governor against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Kemp, the Peach State’s popular but term-limited governor, has so far withheld an endorsement in the race for his successor, despite weighing in on […]
