The Supreme Court unanimously rejected New Jersey Transit Corporation’s claims of immunity from lawsuits in other states, ruling on Wednesday that the independent entity is not an arm of the New Jersey government. Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned the ruling in the consolidated cases of Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation and New Jersey Transit Corporation […]
Democrats enjoyed high voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary elections, signaling an optimistic outlook for the party heading into November. The development comes after North Carolina, Texas, and Arkansas led the country in holding primary elections on Tuesday. In North Carolina, Democrats easily bested GOP turnout in the state’s most closely watched campaign. Under 626,000 votes were […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said the Trump administration is “flailing around” as the United States escalates its conflict against Iran. Kelly said he doesn’t want to see “a repeat” of what the U.S. went through with Iraq in 2003 but that the administration is providing a “shifting” justification for entering this conflict. He added the […]
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is being forced into a runoff with Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) after neither candidate was able to secure a majority of the vote in Texas’s primary elections on Tuesday. Menefee, 37, is the first competitive primary the 78-year-old congressman has faced in years. The Associated Press called the race at 11:19 […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. Today, we offer a handy list of the shifting reasons for Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran, and we explain why Rubio is ready to “unleash Chiang” … You could hear the irritation as Marco Rubio addressed reporters, contempt dripping from every word. “Listen, let me explain to you guys this […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing on Wednesday at 1 p.m. This will be her first briefing since the U.S.-Israel joint operation in Iran began over the weekend. PENTAGON IDENTIFIES FOUR US TROOPS KILLED IN IRAN CONFLICT President Donald Trump announced the operation in Iran over the weekend after launching […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Tuesday that President Donald Trump needs to keep domestic politics in mind when engaging in foreign affairs, such as with Iran. York said he believes it’s not up to the United States to help every nation that “cannot handle its own affairs,” but the U.S. bears some responsibility when “we’re the ones […]
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) over sordid allegations of an affair with a staff member. The committee announced it would be investigating “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” The investigation will revolve around […]
The race between the Republican leader of the North Carolina Senate and his primary challenger remains too close to call, after residents cast their ballots in Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results showed just two votes separated incumbent lawmaker Phil Berger from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page on Tuesday evening. With all precincts fully reported, Page received […]
NATO forces on Wednesday shot down an Iranian missile headed for Turkey, as the United States’s decision to target Tehran militarily continues to spark wider regional conflict. A spokesman for President Recep Erdogan said that the capacity to ensure Turkey’s security “is at the highest level.” A fragment of a preventive missile fell into an […]
