Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. As usual, we review Donald Trump’s week with grades from two top political strategists. Plus, how optimistic was Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager about the midterm elections? Donald Trump pulled the plug on weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas after a whirlwind tour of red-state America, only to […]
President Donald Trump will hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas over the last weekend before the midterm elections after the events were canceled just one day earlier, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner. “The rallies are back on,” the source said. “President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to […]
Christa Pike, who survived lethal injections in Tennessee last month, broke her silence on the botched execution. In a public statement released by her attorneys on Friday, Pike said she is recovering but noted that “healing is not the same as being okay.” Her comments come exactly one month after the execution attempt. “One month […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rebuked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed’s views on Jews and Israel on Thursday, marking notable pushback in the battleground race from one of his party’s top power players. Pelosi, a longtime leader of House Democrats, sent the message that some of el Sayed’s positions are alarming as he hits […]
Vice President JD Vance will no longer be traveling to Minnesota to hold a press conference on fraud later Friday. The decision came after President Donald Trump canceled his now-rescheduled rallies in Iowa and Kansas, which were initially scheduled for this weekend. The president explained the schedule change by saying he can have a broader […]
Pope Leo XIV may become the first-ever pope to vote in a secular election, let alone a U.S. one, as he ordered a mail-in ballot for the 2026 midterm elections. Kim Fladhammer, Will County clerk’s office chief of staff, told the Chicago Sun-Times that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church requested a mail-in ballot […]
Chevron and Exxon Mobil earned significant profits during the third quarter of this year as the companies ran their refineries at full tilt, taking advantage of higher diesel prices. Oil and gas majors have benefited from President Donald Trump’s war in Iran throughout this year, as oil and gas prices have soared due to supply […]
President Donald Trump on Friday expressed sweeping skepticism that the Democratic Senate candidate running in Kansas will keep his promise to be a moderate voice in Congress, as the White House seeks to boost Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-KS) bid for reelection. Kansas has an interesting political dynamic: It typically favors Republicans but backed a Democratic […]
With less than a week remaining until Election Day, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) committed to campaigning with her former rival, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed. El Sayed and Stevens fought one of the most bitter Democratic primaries of the 2026 cycle, pitting the progressive wing of the party against the establishment-favored Stevens, with […]
If a red-state firewall is going to save the Republican Senate majority, the polls aren’t showing it yet, just four days out from Tuesday’s midterm elections. The RealClearPolitics polling averages showed Democrats leading in six of eight toss-up Senate races as of Thursday night. The Republicans lead by 2.7 percentage points in South Carolina, which […]
