Sen.-elect Annie Andrews (D-SC) signaled on Friday that she remains against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) retaining his leadership role. Schumer has been hit with a wave of incoming freshmen hostile to his oversight of the chamber, embodying the pressure establishment Democrats are facing from more progressive or socialist leaning members. Nine out of […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Republican leadership after an intense election night loss to Democrats, who will take control of Congress in January. “Not passing the SAVE America Act? That was a big, big promise,” Concha said on Fox Business’s The Evening Edit on Thursday. Concha said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) deplored a pro-Palestine bike ride boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia slated for Sunday, adding to growing criticism that the protest was antisemitic. The boycott was organized by Philly Bike on Your Left, an organization that plans social biking events and claims to be anti-fascist, anti-zionist, and anti-police. According to a […]
Thomas Wayne Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday after federal investigators allegedly uncovered a collection of child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting him with underage girls. Markle, 82, faces one count of possession of child pornography stemming from an FBI investigation into suspected images stored in two […]
The disruption of Ukrainian access to American satellite systems last month sent a clear warning to allies worldwide: if the United States offers access to its world-class military assets, it can just as quickly rip it away. Ukraine became a sitting duck on Oct. 13 after access to its Starshield systems was restricted, compromising its […]
Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets. There’s only one story in town: the stunning midterm election results. We have our usual roundup, with the help of our friendly strategists. Plus what Karine Jean-Pierre did next … The week began with Donald Trump on the road. His campaign travel came to a close on Sunday with rallies […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his electric vehicle company is pulling the plug on its fleet of Cybertruck vehicles in 2027 and pivoting to developing its fully autonomous robotaxi. “Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production,” Musk […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday pledged to block Supreme Court nominees on a partisan basis whom President Donald Trump could seek to appoint. A vacancy on the Supreme Court in the next two years, due to a retirement or death, would give Trump the opportunity to appoint a new justice, who must […]
The top federal prosecutor in South Florida resigned Friday, marking another leadership departure from the Justice Department investigation into whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials conspired against President Donald Trump. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones, whose office oversaw the investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia collusion allegations, submitted his resignation, Attorney General […]
Religiously unaffiliated voters significantly outnumbered white evangelical Christians in the 2026 midterm electorate, marking a widening demographic divide as Democrats scored substantial victories and Republicans lost control of Congress. White evangelical or born-again Christians accounted for just 17% of voters Tuesday, down from 23% in the 2024 presidential election and 24% in the 2022 midterm […]
