Welcome to the latest installment of Washington Secrets, your user guide to the capital’s politics. Today, we have the juice on who will stand in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when she goes on maternity leave, an exclusive look at one of the likely big winners of Donald Trump’s Russian oil sanctions (TLDR: […]
President Donald Trump said Oklahoma will “soon” have a governor who can “accurately write a Press Release” in his latest dig against Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) on Thursday. Trump’s rift with Stitt stems from the president’s rejection of the governor’s allegation that the White House invited only Republican governors to the annual governors’ dinner. This […]
Rapper Cardi B warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers not to attend her tour, saying she would “jump” them if they tried to “take” her fans. She spoke out against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on Wednesday at the opening night of her Little Miss Drama Tour in Palm Desert, California. “If ICE coming here, […]
Russia confirmed Thursday that it is seeking to fully block WhatsApp access in the country, instead pushing users to use a state-sanctioned replacement for messaging. While WhatsApp is Russia’s most popular messenger, the Kremlin urged millions to adopt Max, a domestic service that has been characterized by critics as a possible surveillance tool. The development […]
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must return more than 100 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act last spring. “The Court will now order the Government to facilitate the return from third countries of those Plaintiffs who so desire,” Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Wednesday that there is a way for Senate Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act “without totally getting rid of the filibuster.” The SAVE Act passed the House on Wednesday with one Democratic lawmaker joining Republicans in support. However, it is widely considered unlikely to pass […]
Religious Liberties Commission board member Carrie Prejean Boller on Wednesday dismissed her apparent removal, saying the chairman of the board, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX), didn’t have the authority to remove her. Patrick released a statement on Wednesday announcing that he had removed Prejean Boller over a controversial hearing that he alleged she hijacked for […]
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez this week floated a visit to the United States to advance the relationship between the two countries, despite reiterating criticism regarding Washington’s sweeping military intervention in Caracas. Rodríguez slammed the Trump administration for ousting former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, pushing back against accusations from democratic countries that he was a […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Democrats are grappling with whether to leave their chairs empty later this month when President Donald Trump travels to the Capitol to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term. Senior Democrats have been having “general discussions” about whether to skip the address on Feb. 24, according to […]
Congress hopes to use the Munich Security Conference as a platform to assess the U.S.-European relationship and provide reassurances to long-standing allies that Washington stands behind them. At least 50 U.S. lawmakers, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are expected to mingle with NATO partners and attend the German summit on Feb. 13 and […]
