As the SAVE America Act draws attention on Capitol Hill despite long odds of passage, the Republican National Committee is pursuing a far-reaching legal strategy that could reshape the nation’s election rules through the courts. The RNC is involved in over 100 cases in 30 states regarding voter ID laws, election administration, noncitizen voting, and […]
Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets, after a busy weekend for the capital’s political elite. We try to explain the point of Polymarket’s “Situation Room,” laugh with (not at) Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s “perfect smoky eyes,” and reveal how the British prime minister is sticking with the same playbook on how to manage Donald Trump … Jacob […]
President Donald Trump on Monday defended the Treasury Department‘s easing of sanctions against Iranian oil, saying he wants to have “as much oil in the system as possible.” Trump was asked about the sanctions relief, which could possibly produce $14 billion in revenue for Iran, while boarding Air Force One in Florida on Monday. “We […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is requesting that flyers arrive at least four hours before takeoff as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. The Atlanta airport cited “staffing constraints” with the Transportation Security Administration in its post on X. Footage shared online showed wait lines extending outside the airport. “We appreciate your patience and thank […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Monday morning that he may deploy National Guard members to airports across the country to assist Transportation Security Administration employees affected by the partial government shutdown. Trump briefly discussed his plans to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers help out at the nation’s airports amid increasing delay times at security […]
President Donald Trump is asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers not to wear face masks while helping alleviate the strain caused at airports due to a monthlong partial government shutdown. “I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said that controversial social media posts from Rama Duwaji, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, are “a valid news story” to pursue. A report earlier this month stated that Duwaji had liked various posts celebrating the Hamas terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to the Jewish […]
Israel’s military said Monday that an Israeli civilian was killed by Israeli artillery near the country’s border with Lebanon, acknowledging it as a misfire during operations against Hezbollah as fighting continues. The Israeli military said the man, identified as Ofer Moskovitz, a 60-year-old avocado farmer from the border community of Misgav Am, was struck by […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) suggested Monday that the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security “supply chain risk” may have been retaliatory. Warren sent a letter to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the designation “appears to be retaliation” for Anthropic’s refusal to loosen safeguards on how its AI systems can […]
There is a growing trend toward underrating Vice President JD Vance’s chances of winning the 2028 Republican presidential nomination after months where he was the consensus pick. President Donald Trump has reportedly perked up his interest in Secretary of State Marco Rubio as an alternative, for whom selling the Iran war is a more comfortable […]
