Welcome to Washington Secrets, your insider guide to the latest from the political coal face. Today, we look at how Graham Platner is dealing with his latest scandal (he has plenty of practice) and the fallout from a different kind of scandal in London… Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, has a […]
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt pitched his California conservative agenda against the rise of socialism in an hourlong interview with Bill Maher on Monday. Pratt, a former reality TV star running to unseat current Mayor Karen Bass after losing his home in the Palisades fire last year, took aim at the rise of socialism […]
The Supreme Court added a case to its next term on Monday that addresses how the First Step Act applies to inmates seeking quicker transfers from prison to lower-security confinement, such as a halfway house, marking the latest instance of the justices reviewing the scope of the 2018 criminal justice reform law. The high court […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed that the federal government take a 50% stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, to be held in a newly created sovereign wealth fund that would benefit the public. Sanders, a self-described “democratic socialist,” said he would introduce specific legislation in the next few weeks to impose […]
Tyler Robinson, the man charged with the assassination of Charlie Kirk, will appear in a court hearing around 11 a.m. Eastern on Monday. PARENTS AND BOYFRIEND OF TYLER ROBINSON TO TESTIFY FOR PROSECUTION IN CHARLIE KIRK MURDER TRIAL The judge in the case, Utah state Judge Tony Graf, is expected to decide on Monday whether […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) posted a photo on Monday of herself and President Donald Trump, evoking a similar feel to that of an endorsement of her gubernatorial campaign, touting her work in South Carolina during the president’s first campaign in 2016. The post follows Trump snubbing Mace in the Palmetto State’s race for governor, and […]
Internet personality Hasan Piker and his uncle, political commentator Cenk Uygur, were denied entry to the United Kingdom because their presence would “not be conducive to the public good” due to comments made about Israel, according to multiple reports. Piker and Uygur were traveling to London to attend SXSW London — a film, music, and […]
LOS ANGELES — With less than 24 hours to go before Tuesday’s primary, the top three leading Los Angeles mayoral candidates spent the weekend fanning out across neighborhoods to make their final pitches to voters still weighing their options. Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, who is polling ahead of the other candidates, packed her schedule […]
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is set to be released from prison in Colorado on Monday, after Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) commuted her sentence due to concerns it violated free speech rights. Peters was convicted in 2024 on charges of election interference in the 2020 election and sentenced to nine years in prison. Polis […]
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is pointing fingers at incumbent Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) stock assets as he seeks to shift voters’ eyes from another controversy plaguing his campaign this weekend. News broke this weekend that Platner’s wife previously told his former political director she was aware of sexually explicit messages that Platner had […]
