As U.S. forces move to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the escalating war with Iran, some analysts say the conflict could deliver an unexpected strategic payoff: new leverage over China’s ability to wage war — including a potential invasion of Taiwan. Though the administration hasn’t listed control of the strait as an objective, Foundation […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today we have a dive into the fundraising numbers that show that Democrats’ target list of midterm districts is aspirational, to put it politely, or a “political hallucination,” if you are less polite, plus how Donald Trump is uniting British politicians… Democrats keep expanding their battleground map of […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said that Democratic lawmakers eyeing the White House will need to “reckon” with the last administration’s handling of immigration and border security. Authorities identified Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone who spent six years in the Virginia National Guard, as the gunman in the […]
Israel’s assassination of most of the paramilitary Basij’s leadership signals a new phase in the war, in which the political repression apparatus in Iran is becoming the primary target. On the night of Monday into Tuesday, Israel launched its largest and most effective wave of assassinations since the opening hours of the war with Iran, […]
Joe Kent, the director of President Donald Trump‘s National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday. Kent served 11 combat tours before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2018 and taking over the administration’s counterterrorism center last summer. He is the first high-ranking Trump administration official to leave his post based on the president’s war in […]
The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that a supposed endorsement claimed by one Democratic front-runner in the Illinois Senate primary after the civil rights activist’s death was released without authorization. The family’s statement came days after Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announced Jackson had endorsed her before he died last […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha rebuffed CNN and MS Now’s coverage of U.S. strikes against Iran in Operation Epic Fury. Concha recalled how CNN had issued “multiple” corrections and apologies for its coverage on various events, including the bombing attempt outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mansion. He added that MS Now’s Ben Rhodes […]
Zinski v. Liberty University features a clash between Liberty University’s religious doctrine and allegations of anti-transgender discrimination from a former employee. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the possibly landmark case. Lawyers for the university say the case is likely to go […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) confirmed on Monday that a former security staffer assigned to her Senate campaign died in a standoff with Dallas police last week. Diamon Mazairre Robinson, 39, apparently went by the name “Mike King” while working for Crockett. The congresswoman and her campaign were unaware of his double life. Crockett said her […]
The assassination of Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, marks the most senior Iranian official killed since the opening hours of the war with Iran, and sends a signal that the United States and Israel are ready to begin going down the chain of command if Tehran remains implacable. Larijani was one of the […]
