The leader of Taiwan’s conservative opposition party will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the U.S.-China summit in May. Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Kuomingtang, “gladly” accepted an invitation to speak with Xi in Beijing next month — promising to use the opportunity to advocate cross-strait peace. “We want to prove to the […]
Second lady Usha Vance unveiled her new story time podcast of reading children’s stories on Monday. The podcast, Storytime with the Second Lady, features either her reading books or inviting a special guest to read, and is part of her initiative to increase childhood literacy rates. Three episodes, approximately 10 minutes long, have been released […]
Welcome to a new week of Washington Secrets. We are in a reflective mood today, looking back at CPAC and why the big divides were such a small story in the end. (It comes down to demographics.) Plus, we have an exclusive for you with news that Greg Bovino, Border Patrol’s immigration enforcer before his […]
Washington Examiner Executive Editor Bob Cusack said he doesn’t see an “easy compromise” as congressional Republicans continue to butt heads on how to end the partial government shutdown. Republicans in both the House and the Senate have two different proposals for how to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end its weekslong shutdown. The […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked a ban that prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and holding services. The decision came hours after Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, from accessing the site, where Christians believe Jesus […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said he finds it hard to believe the nationwide “No Kings” protests are “organic.” A network of around 500 groups with an estimated annual revenue of $3 billion was behind the coordinated No Kings protests held Saturday, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. Concha said the only word he […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is open to taking over Iran’s oil industry, as his administration did in Venezuela. “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people,” he […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in two days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries […]
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to wipe out Iran’s prized energy infrastructure if it does not agree to Washington’s peace proposal. The United States has thus far spared military strikes on Kharg Island‘s oil infrastructure, which is the distribution point for 90% of Iran’s oil, and other key energy targets. Trump said that would […]
Asian countries are taking emergency measures to prevent their countries from spiraling due to the war in Iran, as the Middle Eastern conflict’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz disproportionately rattles the region’s energy markets. Roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows through the channel. Around 80% of the oil that […]
