Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) is trying to turn down the temperature after being ridiculed for saying she is “not that informed” on national security during a debate, reminding voters that she is not a career politician. During a debate Tuesday night between Graham Nordone and her special Senate primary runoff opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threw her support behind Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, backing the 80-year-old incumbent as he faces a challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). Markey, who has served in Congress since the Gerald Ford administration, is seeking another term in the Senate. Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement could […]
President Donald Trump is not expected to look far when selecting a replacement for outgoing White House Legislative Affairs Director James Braid. Sources close to the president told the Washington Examiner that there are “a lot” of “qualified” staffers already working in the White House legislative shop who could be slotted in immediately to fill […]
The short list of cities to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention has been narrowed down to Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia, the Democratic Party announced on Thursday. Notably, the announcement left out Chicago and Atlanta as finalists. It was unclear why they were excluded from the short list. Chicago last hosted the Democratic National Convention […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Republican National Committee raised $19.4 million in July, ending the month with $130.3 million on hand, the highest amount in committee history, according to figures first shared with the Washington Examiner. The RNC has ended the last three months with more money in its coffers, consistently breaking party records as the GOP hopes to retain control […]
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East on Thursday to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been on deployment in the region for nearly nine months, U.S. Central Command announced. The George Washington is the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and typically operates in the western Pacific Ocean. It is […]
Former United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard opened up about the challenges she and her husband, Abraham Williams, faced after he was diagnosed with sacral chordoma, a rare type of bone cancer, earlier this year. “He had been under heavy anesthesia for almost eight hours. His body, as he started to come out, […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We ask whether Sens. Rick Scott, Tom Cotton, and Todd Young have buyer’s remorse over their Massachusetts endorsement of a candidate who backs abortion up to birth. If they do, they aren’t saying. Plus, what is up with the polls in Arkansas? Have Democrats got a toehold in […]
Nevada’s Democratic nominee for governor on Wednesday proposed pausing tax breaks for data centers, making him the latest in a bipartisan stream of political figures nationwide to demand such a policy. Attorney General Aaron Ford is challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in one of the most closely watched gubernatorial races in the country, due […]
Vice President JD Vance reportedly raked in more than $5 million at a New York fundraiser for young Republican donors as he builds a national fundraising network, growing speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid. The event, held in Southampton, New York, took place at the home of 1789 Capital President Omeed Malik, a prominent […]
