The National Symphony Orchestra is reportedly facing a severe financial crisis following the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Kennedy Center, largely due to a decrease in both donors and ticket sales. The orchestra, which has partnered with the Kennedy Center since 1986, reached just three-quarters of its expected donations in 2025, and expects to earn […]
Welcome to a bonus edition of Washington Secrets. We have been hitting the phones since Donald Trump announced the departure of Karoline Leavitt yesterday, and we bring you everything we know about what the White House press shop will look like once she has left at the end of the month… EXCLUSIVE — Karoline Leavitt […]
Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman and possible 2028 presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel bashed the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, arguing that it didn’t appeal to working-class voters. The socialist wing of the Democratic Party was humbled on Tuesday after Democratic Socialists of America member Francesca Hong lost in a surprise upset to the […]
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is set to walk away with the election in Clacton-on-Sea, where he is running without competition from any other mainstream party. His only opposition comes from the costumed, other-worldly joke candidate known as Count Binface — the alter ego of British comedian Jon Harvey. Dressed in a spacesuit and […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a potential 2028 candidate for president, whiffed on another endorsement Tuesday night as his former House colleague, 78-year-old Rep. John Larson (D-CT), fell to a younger challenger. It’s his third high-profile loss of the cycle as he tests his political influence ahead of a potential bid. In addition to Larson, Rep. […]
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is going all in to help Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) defeat President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate in South Carolina’s Senate race, reigniting political battle lines from their bitter 2024 presidential primary. Trump’s early and loud endorsement of Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) to permanently replace her brother, Sen. Lindsey […]
Republicans’ drumbeat on fraud is only set to grow louder in Minnesota after Democrats nominated a candidate for Senate who is finishing up her second term as Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) top deputy. Throughout her campaign, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) has distanced herself from Walz and the systemic fraud uncovered in Minnesota’s social service […]
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have both put their political weight behind candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, but their endorsements reflect two markedly different approaches to shaping their respective parties. Both presidents have moved to back candidates in key races across the country, but Trump often casts his net wide and […]
A report that the Justice Department has convened a rare special grand jury in Washington has raised questions about how the little-used investigative tool works and what, if anything, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro plans to use the rare investigative move to advance. Special grand juries can investigate alleged federal crimes, much like ordinary grand juries, […]
EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Senatorial Committee is targeting five Democratic Senate candidates with new messaging guidance over their alleged opposition to corruption despite their own mounting ethics questions and ties to corporate special interests. According to a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner, the NRSC is targeting Democrats who “claim the moral high ground […]
