House Republicans voted Wednesday to block lawmakers from forcing politically difficult votes demanding information from the Trump administration, shutting down a key oversight tool for the rest of the year. Republicans tucked language extending a ban on resolutions of inquiry into a procedural vote, bringing a bill to “beautify the District of Columbia” to the […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday implored Republicans to pass a clean extension of warrantless government surveillance powers amid the war in Iran. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that it is more “important than ever” that the U.S. remains vigilant and maintains its “ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause […]
Meta and YouTube were found liable on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial in a California state court. The ruling by a jury on the Los Angeles Superior Court found the parent companies of the social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube negligent, per Sky News. The case, which unfolded through several weeks […]
The Supreme Court unanimously found that internet service providers are not liable for online piracy committed by its users, rejecting a lawsuit brought by multiple record labels, including Sony, against Cox Communications, a major internet service provider. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, which was joined by […]
The White House had a special guest on Wednesday, with first lady Melania Trump. Figure 03 was welcomed as a tool to help children improve their education with the use of artificial intelligence. The robot can be seen walking with the first lady as part of her Fostering the Future Together inaugural summit, marking a global […]
House Republicans voted behind closed doors Tuesday evening to send classified transcripts tied to former CIA Director John Brennan to the Justice Department, a move that signals the Trump administration is advancing a possible criminal case against one of the most prominent figures in the discredited Russia investigation from President Donald Trump’s first term. The […]
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser weighed in on a pair of unanimously passed D.C. Council bills addressing federal law enforcement operations in the district, signing one bill and vetoing the other. Bowser signed off on a bill that would mandate the release of body camera footage from “serious use of force” incidents involving both […]
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has submitted her resignation after her party suffered their worst electoral performance in over a century, but a swift return to office is not out of the question. The Social Democrats’ left-wing bloc walked away as the ostensible winners of the Tuesday general election with 84 seats in the nation’s […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Join us as we bring coverage from CPAC in Dallas for the rest of the week. Today, we look at the broader conservative movement and whether CPAC can regain its lost influence and energy and ask Matt Schlapp why he has moved the event to Texas. Plus, just […]
DHS: 100,000 EMPLOYEES UNPAID AMID SHUTDOWN White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Leavitt is expected to address the standstill in Congress over Department of Homeland Security funding and to provide updates on the Iran war.
