The early vote in Virginia’s special election on redistricting has turned out more GOP voters than the 2025 gubernatorial election did, as Democrats look to redraw the state’s map with a 10-to-1 blue district margin. Virginia is just one day out from its referendum on whether or not to allow the blue state legislature to […]
London police have arrested two suspects accused of conducting a weekend arson attack on a synagogue and are following a “very serious line of inquiry” regarding the extent of foreign proxies utilizing “thugs for hire.” Two male suspects, 17 and 19, were taken into custody on Monday in relation to the arson attempt against Kenton […]
Elon Musk, the multibillionaire who owns X, failed to appear for a voluntary interview in France on Monday as part of Paris authorities’ investigation into his social media platform and artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok. In February, French officials summoned Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino to cooperate with the investigation that the social media company has […]
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is intensifying his opposition to a proposed state constitutional amendment on redistricting, urging voters to reject what he describes as a “gerrymandered grab of power” ahead of the vote on Tuesday. Youngkin argued the measure would undo the state’s 2020 constitutional reform that established an independent redistricting process. That […]
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday struck down a law prohibiting state Medicaid dollars from covering elective abortions, intensifying the conflict over abortion access in the commonwealth. In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, one of the state’s appeals courts, recognized a fundamental right to “reproductive autonomy” in a long-awaited case on whether […]
Two people were killed in a Monday morning mass shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. The shooting occurred in Leinbach Park near a local middle school at around 9:52 a.m., when the Winston-Salem Police Department said a planned fight between young individuals escalated to a shooting. The […]
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear another First Amendment challenge to a Colorado policy, this time over the state’s exclusion of Catholic entities from its universal preschool program. The high court will hear arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy over whether the Centennial State unlawfully violated the Catholic preschools’ First Amendment […]
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, will pledge to defend the central bank’s independence at his confirmation hearing, according to testimony prepared for the event. Warsh’s testimony doesn’t mention lowering interest rates, as Trump has sought. Warsh, a 56-year-old former Fed governor, will tell lawmakers on the Senate Committee on […]
Kentucky’s Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D-KY) will be running in 2027 to replace her term-limited boss, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), as the state’s next governor. The former history teacher made the announcement on Monday, becoming the first Democrat and prominent politician to declare her candidacy in the race to lead the Bluegrass State. Coleman’s announcement […]
Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We take a look at the prediction market rivalry with profound implications for regulators … and why you may have seen it play out on bus stops, plus what definitely NOT to wear at next week’s royal garden party. Polymarket has 245 active markets on the war in […]
