EXCLUSIVE — A strategic memo prepared for the House Republican Conference advises members to tie socialism and Marxism to communism in their attacks on Democrats, because voters consider the latter “far more dangerous and alarming.” The memo comes as Democrats see a surge of socialist candidates in the 2026 cycle, with the socialist wing of […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Thursday with a U.S. company that makes Patriot air defense systems, after President Donald Trump gave him the green light to cooperate with the United States on their production. Zelensky said they discussed how Ukraine could co-produce Patriot interceptors, a powerful U.S. military tool Kyiv views as vital to […]
Senate Democrats aren’t yet sold on adding Iran to pending Russia sanctions legislation despite largely supporting economic penalties against both adversaries’ oil sales. It’s a notion that could be complicated by the fact that President Donald Trump first made the request following new U.S. troop casualties in the Iran war. But the lead Democratic sponsor […]
President Donald Trump says it would be “very bad” for Chinese President Xi Jinping or Russian President Vladimir Putin if Washington discovers they are supplying weapons to Tehran as the war between the United States and Iran escalates. “President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any […]
Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is spearheading an effort to elect independent candidates through his Independent Leadership Council. The council’s stated purpose is to strategize ways to elect independent candidates in competitive elections, and comes amid a recent Gallup poll that found a record 45% of Americans identify as political independents. Manchin’s political experiment […]
Justice Elena Kagan pushed back this week on criticism of the Supreme Court for ruling in favor of the Trump administration, citing the multiple instances in which the majority on the high court pushed back on President Donald Trump in several high-profile cases last term. Kagan, who was appointed to the high court in 2010 […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we are readying for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner redux. It is meant, in part, to be a celebration of the First Amendment, so will anyone bring up the president’s attempt to subpoena New York Times reporters to find out their sources? In the meantime, we […]
Love is in the air at the Vance household, as second lady Usha Vance shared photos with Vice President JD Vance Friday of their new family of six. “Thank you for all the good wishes as we settle into life as a family of six” Usha said on X. “Meet Alec — and enjoy these […]
The lead strategist for former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said the campaign made strategic mistakes, weeks after he dropped out of the Maine race due to a rape allegation. Platner suspended his campaign on July 8 following a Politico report in which an ex-girlfriend alleged he raped her. Prior to that allegation, Platner stayed […]
EXCLUSIVE — The State Department said the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs should ensure it is protecting Gaza aid programs from suspected Hamas meddling after reporting from the Washington Examiner. OCHA is under fire after a Thursday Washington Examiner report exposed its years of cooperation with a Hamas-linked state agency to […]
