California’s gubernatorial race is packed with seasoned officeholders, deep-pocketed candidates, and high-profile politicians who want the chance to lead the state. It is also home to what may be the most unintentionally entertaining ballot in America. Among the 61 candidates running in the state’s wide-open governor’s race is Barack D. Obama Shaw — not to […]
President Donald Trump admitted Thursday that he was uncertain if his grip on the Senate Republican majority was slipping. Trump was asked during an Oval Office event about the controversy on Capitol Hill over funding White House security upgrades tied to the new East Wing ballroom. “I don’t know, I really don’t,” the president responded […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We spent Wednesday getting our FreeCon or something, hanging out with one of the factions in the Republican Party preparing for what comes after Donald Trump. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) delivered a “fireside chat” — there was no fire or fireside — in which he said he wished […]
Russia on Thursday emphasized its “full solidarity” with Cuba, taking sides with the country against the United States as Washington escalates a pressure campaign against Havana’s Communist leadership. The tough rhetoric from Moscow followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent message that appeared to tacitly call on the Cuban people to overthrow their Communist government. […]
Aimee Bock, the convicted mastermind of Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to 41 years in federal prison on Thursday, marking the longest and most severe punishment to date out of all 78 defendants indicted in the free meal delivery fraud case. The 45-year-old executive director of Feeding Our Future faced a statutory maximum sentence of […]
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt said his political role model is Jesus Christ during an interview with CNN’s Elex Michaelson on Thursday. “Who is your political role model?” Michaelson said. “Jesus Christ,” Pratt said. “He was a politician, you know, he had to go in and speak.” Michaelson pressed Pratt […]
Chair Ken Martin agreed to release the Democratic National Committee’s 2024 autopsy report on Thursday, after internal pressures built up. He previously announced he wouldn’t release the report because he wanted to move forward. In his statement announcing the release, Martin said the report does not meet his standards. In the attached footnotes, there are […]
Late-night comedian Jimmy Fallon mocked President Donald Trump during a skit on his show, saying, “Trump controls the DOJ, told them, ‘Make it go my way.’ So he got immunity, no more audits, OMG.” Fallon’s skit immediately drew laughs as he turned Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS into a chaotic parody of political […]
A California gun owner asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow his lawsuit challenging San Diego County’s “dangerousness” standard for concealed carry permits, after he was denied a gun permit over his membership in a motorcycle club. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching his own streaming series on Twitch, marking his latest effort to use social media to propel his agenda. Mamdani’s first show is set to go live on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. The mayor teased his “Talk With the People” series in posts to social media, and they […]
