The Justice Department this week pledged it would release certain files related to Jeffrey Epstein if the documents were “improperly tagged” not to be disclosed. The promise from the DOJ comes after the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), expressed concern that information about one of Epstein’s […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today we look at how the law firm Jones Day, which staffed up the first Trump administration and represented the president and his campaign in a string of lawsuits, has switched sides and the ethical questions that raises. We also dive into the court documents where we find […]
House Democratic leadership will force a vote on legislation to rein in President Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran, as his administration undergoes negotiations with the Middle Eastern country. Democratic leadership’s push to vote on the war powers resolution to check the president comes as the United States is building up the largest […]
Cardi B endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to be the Texas Democratic Senate nominee on her Instagram story Thursday, less than a week out from the competitive Texas Democratic primary. Cardi B, who has been known to be outspoken on her political beliefs, urged her millions of followers to vote for Crockett, who is facing […]
Virginia‘s full Democratic House delegation is backing state plans to redistrict in the Old Dominion. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA) penned a letter Tuesday publicly endorsing the proposed congressional map that could give the delegation a 10-1 blue district advantage. […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said there is frustration within the Democratic Party over the “unhinged way” some members protested Tuesday’s State of the Union. President Donald Trump called out Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday for their heckling during his speech, suggesting they “should either be institutionalized or deported.” […]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to disclose more information related to Jeffrey Epstein after the government released files showing the agency had investigated the financier for years. The recently released files from the Justice Department indicated Epstein and 14 other unnamed individuals were listed as subjects of a DEA investigation that […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) gave her final State of the State address on Wednesday night, focusing on her bipartisan achievements on issues such as education, housing, and healthcare. Whitmer stuck to the 2026 Democratic playbook by honing in on kitchen-table affordability issues, but the swing state governor did not rail as hard as many Democrats […]
A conservative group is launching a sweeping ad campaign on Thursday, seeking to capitalize on Democrats‘ refusal to stand during a portion of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address centered on illegal immigration. American Sovereignty created a message highlighting a segment of Trump’s Tuesday address to Congress, when he asked lawmakers to stand […]
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will sit for back-to-back depositions this week before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, capping a six-month standoff with Republican investigators probing their past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify Thursday morning, followed by […]
