Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, your guide to power and politics in the nation’s capital. As usual, we review the president’s week with the help of our political strategists. That was a week of two halves for Donald Trump. He was barely spotted last weekend, and from Monday to Wednesday, his daily public […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is floating plans to woo President Donald Trump with a rare dinner at one of history’s most ornate palaces. Macron is already set to indulge the U.S. president at the Alpine spa resort of Evian-les-Bains from June 15 to 17, but two French officials familiar with the matter told Politico that […]
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk called out Democrats for their criticisms against her by reposting an artificially generated parody video of Democratic office culture, where they find ways to “harass and bully” her. “And this, our most important floor, is where we come up with new ways to bash, harass, and bully Erika Kirk,” […]
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee voted along party lines late Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, approving the change as part of the $1.15 trillion fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The committee adopted an amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), […]
Embattled Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner faces further problems after Republicans announced they were pouring $3 million into incumbent Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) reelection campaign. Republican-aligned PAC One Nation announced the new investment after a flurry of negative attention directed against Platner, as more scandals continue to pile up. It also launched a new ad […]
The Kennedy Center emphasized that it remains committed to recognizing President Donald Trump while facing a court order mandating the institution reverse a name change honoring the president. A federal court handed down a decision in late May, ruling that Trump’s name must be removed from the Kennedy Center within two weeks, after his name […]
The economy added 172,000 new payroll jobs in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, as businesses shrugged off the energy supply shock from the war with Iran. The unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Forecasters had expected payroll job growth to slow to 85,000. Instead, it accelerated, and previous months’ job gains were revised […]
A woman who accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of toxic behavior when he dated her years ago accused the outlet that reported her allegations of manipulating the narrative in his favor. The New York Times published a story on Thursday containing allegations from Lyndsey Fifield and two other women who dated Plater, expressing concern […]
Seven Senate Republicans voted to block debate for a bipartisan deal to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for another three years, after Democrats tanked the plan over President Donald Trump’s pick for the director of national intelligence. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Rand Paul (R-KY), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Josh […]
Theodore Roosevelt, the New York-born president who embodied an unapologetic America-first outlook and projected American strength abroad without hesitation, turned the White House basement into his personal training ground. A Harvard boxer who later sparred regularly with military aides and even professional fighters, Roosevelt installed mats for wrestling and practiced judo throws on visiting diplomats. […]
