President Donald Trump’s mandatory detention policy earned another key court victory on Thursday, sending a legal war that has played out in various federal courts closer to the Supreme Court. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit declined to review a February ruling from a three-judge panel on the appeals court that […]
The executive government in Washington, D.C., led by Mayor Muriel Bowser, asked on Friday for $500 million for public safety in its fiscal year 2027 budget proposal. Among the budget’s items to strengthen public safety in the federal district are $46 million to improve youth rehabilitation facilities and $75 million to build a new jail […]
New Jersey residents have a slightly lower approval of the job Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is doing compared to that of her predecessor, former Gov. Phil Murphy, according to a new poll. The first Rutgers-Eagleton poll on Sherrill’s approval rating comes as the Garden State governor, elected in November by a 14.4% margin, approaches her […]
A liberal government watchdog group is accusing Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito of abusing his role by openly supporting the president’s agenda, something it says could run afoul of federal ethics law, but which D’Esposito maintains was apolitical. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint against D’Esposito on Wednesday. In […]
NEW YORK — Former Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed she is considering running for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. “I might,” Harris said in a fireside chat with Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention in New York. “I am thinking about it.” Harris’s statement that she is mulling another presidential run comes after months of rumors […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, and our weekly rundown of the president’s week and whether he won it or lost it. Today, we also consider just why JD Vance has been charged with flying to Pakistan for ceasefire talks. Easter Sunday brought good news. Soon after midnight, President Donald Trump was able to […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Democrats’ criticism of the war in Iran is unwarranted and “so phony.” He said that both Democratic and Republican presidents “have said, ‘We have to do something about Iran,’ and finally Donald Trump did something about Iran, and now [Democrats] have a problem with that. It’s just all so […]
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov praised the “special relationship” between Russia and Cuba during a visit with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, just 10 days after Moscow delivered oil and fuel supplies. The trip comes after months of a fuel blockade imposed by the Trump administration, which has contributed to severe shortages and repeated nationwide blackouts. […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said a new term for the LGBT community used by “New Democratic Party” Canadian lawmaker Leah Gazan is so long, it can’t be remembered. The term is MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. “It’s impossible to remember in terms of a WiFi password,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity Thursday. Host Sean Hannity played a […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined a series of 10-year agreements with key Gulf nations, describing it as a major step toward strengthening both regional security ties and Ukraine’s wartime resilience. In March, Zelensky traveled to the Middle East, where he secured key deals with Gulf State leaders. Speaking to reporters this week, he said the […]
