Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) vowed her administration will create a database for New Jerseyans to upload videos of federal immigration officers conducting enforcement activities. The governor announced several initiatives to roll back the influence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Jersey on her ninth day in office. Sherrill has already met with her acting Attorney […]
The federal government is expected to enter a partial shutdown starting Saturday, but it could be short-lived as Senate Democrats and the White House negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation agenda. A procedural vote to advance a funding package and avert a shutdown failed to clear a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate […]
President Donald Trump ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to launch commercial flights to Venezuela “by the end of” Thursday. The president‘s comments came during a televised cabinet meeting at the White House — the first such huddle of 2026. Trump told the press at the top of the meeting that he had just “informed” Venezuela’s […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha predicted that “a lot of people will be interested” in Melania Trump’s documentary because she is such a private person. “Melania” captures the final three weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration at the beginning of 2025. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters […]
Welcome to Washington Secrets, where we have not been invited to the Melania premiere or either of its two after parties (I’m not mad, please don’t write that I got mad). But that doesn’t stop us celebrating the most radical first lady in history (disagree? email us at the address below). Today, as a new […]
House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steil (R-WI) unveiled a bill on Thursday aiming to increase voter integrity in the 2026 elections. The bill, called the Make Elections Great Again Act, is an effort from the committee to implement baseline standards for administering federal elections through a slew of added requirements, including two that would affect the […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said that recent polling data is “really interesting” as President Donald Trump vies to win the midterm elections. Data suggests Trump’s support among Hispanic voters jumped by double digits compared to last month, with one poll showing an increase by 13% and another by 15%. York said he […]
Kevin Couch, recently appointed senior vice president of artistic programming at the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, resigned just days after his hiring was announced. Couch, whose appointment was announced in a Jan. 16 news release, confirmed his resignation on Jan. 28, deepening the turmoil at the nation’s […]
Michigan Democrats favor progressive state Sen. Mallory McMorrow over Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll, even though Stevens is her party’s best bet to beat a Republican in the general election. An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey found McMorrow leading Stevens, 22% to 17%. Former Wayne […]
President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting amid tensions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with eyes likely to be on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The meeting is the Trump administration’s 10th publicly known meeting since retaking power. The focus is likely to center on Noem and […]
