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 […]
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick on Monday after the magazine reported that he had a drinking problem that could threaten national security, in addition to allegations that he had been difficult to find on different occasions. The 19-page lawsuit, filed in the U.S. […]
President Donald Trump rejected claims that Israel pressured the United States into initiating Operation Epic Fury, a joint operation that launched the Iran war in late February. “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did,” […]
