This year’s July Fourth National Mall fireworks aren’t scheduled to begin until 10:30 p.m. at the earliest, and visitors will have to go through extensive security screenings to be let into the viewing area. The inconveniences associated with this year’s event have caused some people to look elsewhere for Fourth of July celebrations. If the […]
Washington Examiner Supreme Court reporter Jack Birle argued that President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship defeat is “a win even if it’s not an actual win.” The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment on Tuesday. The court ruling reaffirmed the long-standing constitutional principle that nearly all children born […]
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed directly juxtaposed his candidacy with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer‘s (D-NY) chamber agenda on Thursday, distancing himself further from the Democratic establishment that is backing one of his opponents. “He doesn’t want to see me on the inside of the U.S. Senate,” el Sayed said after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is challenging Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) to two additional debates ahead of the general election in the Georgia Senate race as the incumbent holds a significant polling and cash advantage. Ossoff and Collins have already agreed to a debate hosted by the Atlanta Press Club, but Ossoff is looking to add […]
The parents of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University student fatally shot allegedly by an illegal immigrant, criticized Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) after she told them Congress “has other things to do,” calling her “sorry but” remark “just disrespectful.” “Just disrespectful, we were there telling Sheridan’s story, my wife poured her heart out, and just […]
Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy expressed concerns over the rise of socialism across the country, as numerous left-wing candidates continue to win their primary elections. Portnoy, who has become more outspoken about politics recently, said Thursday on Fox & Friends that he does not understand how people can support these candidates because a […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, your deep dive into the nation’s politics and power. Today, we go beyond the headlines in Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, and we wonder whether he should be announcing that he is planning a “really long speech” on Saturday. We are off tomorrow but back in harness on […]
A federal judge struck down a proposed rule from the Postal Service that would have forced states to turn over their mail-in and absentee voter rolls to the agency. Senior Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, a nominee of former President Bill Clinton, ordered the USPS to be enjoined from implementing its proposed rule in line with President Donald […]
Washington is experiencing a surge in tourism ahead of Independence Day as visitors from across the country head to the capital during America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Hotel bookings for the July Fourth holiday are up 17.1% from last year, according to CoStar data shared with Axios. Marriott also expects strong demand across its Washington-area properties, […]
A 16-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming in the Potomac River by Great Falls Park. David Pazos, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said Swift Water Team units were dispatched to the area for a missing person in the water at around 6:15 a.m. It’s not clear if the boy was […]
