BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says several employees were injured after the nose gear of a Boeing aircraft unexpectedly retracted, before passengers were set to board a planned flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. The carrier said the incident involving the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner occurred shortly after noon Thursday while it was parked at […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We have all the chat from last night’s love-in with Jill Biden, and a key Republican leader shrugs off last night’s war powers vote. When Jill Biden took the stage in Washington on Wednesday evening to discuss her new memoir, she knew she was in for an easy […]
Outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) on Wednesday cautioned Georgians against embracing Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, warning her position on data centers threatens the state’s economy. Kemp weighed in on the heated governor’s race, which will feature Bottoms against either Lt. Gov. Burt Jones or businessman Rick Jackson on the Republican side in November, […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding his political operation beyond City Hall, releasing a new campaign featuring a slate of progressive allies running in competitive New York congressional primaries as he seeks to grow his socialist coalition in the House of Representatives. The advertisement highlights Mamdani’s growing role as a political kingmaker in […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Democrats in California will be left scrambling to vote for a suitable gubernatorial candidate in November. “Democrats couldn’t nominate anyone with charisma or any type of credibility,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show on Wednesday. Bedford said that Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and California gubernatorial […]
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is showcasing praise from Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in a new advertisement as he makes his GOP runoff bid for governor against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Kemp, the Peach State’s popular but term-limited governor, has so far withheld an endorsement in the race for his successor, despite weighing in on […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized former CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley after his dismissal from CBS News. “When you look up three words in the dictionary, whether it’s ‘sanctimonious,’ whether it’s ‘arrogant,’ whether it’s ‘self-entitled,’ in every instance, you will see a photo of Scott Pelley next to that definition,” Concha said on […]
Former national security adviser John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to a classified documents charge stemming from his handling of sensitive government records after leaving the first Trump administration. Bolton is expected to plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents and to pay a fine exceeding $2 […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Democrats for spending more time bashing Republicans than working to solve problems. “They look like children,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends First on Thursday. Concha said that Democrats have no interest in getting to the truth, but rather “simply draw attention to themselves.” A Capitol Hill […]
Organizers for Freedom250 disputed a story claiming over 30 gallons of fuel spilled onto the National Mall last month, saying the actual amount was about 2.5 gallons. NBC News reported on Monday that during Freedom250’s “Rededicate 250” prayer service last month, over 30 gallons of fuel spilled out of commercial generators onto the National Mall. […]
