Welcome to Washington Secrets, your insider guide to the best and worst of the nation’s politics. Today we are still defrosting our toes, running the rule over the Melania documentary, and taking you inside Donald Trump’s appearance at the Alfalfa Club dinner… The movie theater wasn’t empty. One couple was already in the fourth row […]
The United Kingdom’s former ambassador to the United States has taken another step back from public life over his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, resigning from the Labour Party on Sunday. Peter Mandelson announced he would be stepping back from the governing party after the latest release of Epstein files by the Department […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York predicted the Democratic lawmakers behind the partial government shutdown standoff will lose “just like the last time.” York appeared on Fox News Live Sunday, two days after the Senate averted a complete government shutdown as Republican and Democratic senators continued to negotiate the appropriations bill that funds the […]
Violent crime in Washington, D.C., continued its downward trend early in 2026, according to Metropolitan Police Department crime data, with the city posting one of its lowest homicide counts to start a year in a decade. In January, the nation’s capital recorded only two homicides, one of the lowest monthly totals on record. This continues […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha heralded the “awesome” praise that musician Jelly Roll gave to God and Jesus Christ during the 2026 Grammys on Sunday. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, took to the stage in Los Angeles to accept the award for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken. He said […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) launched a new Substack blog on Monday to reflect on the current state of American politics and offer hope to her party ahead of the midterm elections this year. In her first blog post in a newly launched Substack, she celebrated her bipartisan achievements since she took office as a state […]
The Justice Department under President Donald Trump promised to quell unrest led by anti-immigration enforcement agitators in Minnesota and prosecute massive fraud. While the department has succeeded in charging a recent slate of protest-related arrests and obstruction charges related to violence against federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations, the last federal action against fraud in […]
The first round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in nine days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Feb. 11. The second round will go out on Feb. 18 to those born between the […]
March 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 25 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, but March’s payment will go out on Feb. 27. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
Despite a sharp selloff on Friday, gold and silver prices have risen quite a bit in the past few months, as have other commodities such as copper, but what is behind that? Gold and silver have been in the spotlight the past few weeks as prices pumped to record highs. But on Friday, there was […]
