The Helsinki Commission will gather experts for a 2 p.m. panel on the relationship between the Holy See and United States foreign policy. The commission said the briefing will examine the “historic” foreign policy opportunities presented by Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. The debate comes after President Donald Trump attacked the […]
Newly declassified transcripts from the Intelligence Community’s then-inspector general show that the whistleblower whose complaint triggered President Donald Trump’s first impeachment had prior contact with congressional Democrats before filing the allegation, a newly-surfaced and damning detail that was not disclosed in the official complaint form. The records, released Monday following declassification by Director of National […]
Over 1,000 creatives in Hollywood have signed an open letter backing any legal action that California Attorney General Rob Bonta may take to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The signatories expressed their “unequivocal opposition” to the transaction on Monday, warning that it would result in fewer production jobs, higher costs, […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) took a shot at Vice President JD Vance in the wake of Hungary’s election on Sunday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an ally of President Donald Trump, conceded his loss to Peter Magyar, losing his bid for a fifth term in office. Vance stumped for Orban during a visit to Hungary […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday pushed China to embrace a larger role on the world stage as Europe increasingly turns to Beijing amid growing tensions with the United States. Sanchez’s speech at Beijing’s Tsinghua University follows recent moves from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and others to tighten ties with China after the […]
Republicans lauded a viral video from Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) Monday Jubilee appearance, where a participant challenged the congressman over child sex trafficking crimes committed by illegal immigrants. The Jubilee episode, which is a debate-style show bringing together people with different viewpoints, was focused on Jeffrey Epstein, as Khanna was the co-sponsor of the discharge […]
President Donald Trump appears to have deleted an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social, which drew major backlash from his supporters. The photo depicted him wearing a white and red robe as he places one hand on a hospitalized man and has a shining light in his other hand. The AI-generated image […]
Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets, which comes a day after JD Vance flew home from talks with Iran. The view from Virginia’s Iranian community is gloomy. The excitement generated by the prospect of regime change has evaporated and been replaced by fear that a deal will be done to leave the country’s leaders in place. […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has endorsed Democrat Micah Lasher in the crowded primary to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), boosting a longtime ally in one of the party’s most competitive races. Lasher, a former Hochul policy director and longtime fixture in New York Democratic politics, is seeking the seat in the state’s 12th Congressional District, […]
The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into an assault on Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez. Hernandez, a journalist for TPUSA’s Frontlines, said she was “violently” shoved when she was covering a protest in Minnesota on Saturday, identifying her assaulter as Chris Ostroushko. Article III Project Attorney Mike Davis said he is pushing […]
