Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, where we are ready for another weekend filled with World Cup soccer. Once again, we unleash our two strategists to review the president’s week, and — spoiler alert — it’s not good. Where can I get a copy of The Mayor of Casterbridge? What a week that was. Even by […]
Israeli leaders’ statements demanding that “all of Lebanon must burn” have become an unwelcome complication to peace negotiations as a ceasefire between the Israeli militia and Hezbollah begins. Israel and Hezbollah, two parties that did not sign on to the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, exchanged strikes on Friday. Ultranationalist leaders […]
President Donald Trump declared that Iran is “FINISHED” in his first statement since Israel launched massive strikes against Lebanon, triggering reports that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Amid the chaos and uncertainty, Israel and Hezbollah reportedly agreed to a renewed ceasefire that went into effect right after the strikes. The ceasefire, according to […]
Israel launched an intense wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the group killed four Israeli soldiers, bringing the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding into question. Though the fighting in Lebanon never ended after the MOU was announced and signed, U.N. officials noted a steep decline in violence. That changed on Friday after Hezbollah strikes […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at President Donald Trump on Friday after he claimed she had “begged” to take a photograph with him during the Group of Seven summit in France earlier this week. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely fabricated,” Meloni said in a video statement translated from Italian. “I am frankly appalled. […]
President Donald Trump will travel to Camp David on Friday for a Cabinet meeting, reviving plans that were postponed last month because of poor weather. The White House announced the trip shortly after Vice President JD Vance canceled a planned visit to Switzerland, where a new round of direct talks with Iran were expected to […]
Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Hannah Pingree are set to face off in Maine’s gubernatorial race this fall after final vote tabulatinos came through from the primary held over a week ago. The Associated Press called both primary races just before 2 a.m. Friday, June 19, ten days after the primary. Maine is a ranked […]
President Donald Trump may have been “joking” when he said Vice President JD Vance can be the fall guy if the Iran deal falls through, but Republicans are not waiting to criticize him for its perceived shortcomings. Vance has taken a political gamble by signing up to be the public face of a memorandum of […]
The national average price for regular gas decreased again on Friday, dropping to $3.973 per gallon. It marked the fourth straight week that the national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped in the U.S., and a 56-cent-per-gallon decrease in fuel costs over the last month. Friday’s gas price is the first time […]
California’s latest redistricting experiment has produced one of the state’s most intriguing political matchups. In the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District covering northern Sacramento suburbs and Roseville, voters this fall will choose between two politicians whose careers have been shaped by battles over public policy and the rules that govern it. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) […]
