The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a money-laundering and cash-smuggling network tied to the Mexican Cartel del Noreste, hours after U.S. Southern Command said it carried out another strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific. Announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the sanctions target six people and entities that […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) should be expelled by the House after an ethics investigation found she committed wrongdoing on several counts after a monthslong probe into allegations of financial misconduct. Johnson, who has shied away from calling for members to resign before the House Committee on Ethics completes investigations into […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe, sided with Pope Leo XIV in his feud with the president. In her first direct rebuke of Trump since he retook office, Meloni denounced his comments criticizing the pope, made over the weekend. “I find President Trump’s remarks about the Holy […]
A fifth woman is coming forward on Tuesday to detail sexual misconduct claims against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who is resigning from Congress and dropping his gubernatorial bid in the wake of a slew of sexual assault allegations. ERIC SWALWELL TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT ACCUSATIONS The new accuser is presenting her claims […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s criminal contempt inquiry into Trump administration officials over last year’s deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador, delivering a second major rebuke to Boasberg and foreclosing further pursuit of the case. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. […]
California billionaire Stephen Cloobeck said he’s “no longer a Democrat” after withdrawing his support for Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) bid for governor. Swalwell’s political career has come to an abrupt end due to sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, prompting him to suspend his run for governor and announce his resignation from Congress. Cloobeck, who […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we look at White House messaging on Iran, and we tuck into slices of wagyu at the Japanese ambassador’s residence. An Iranian official briefs Reuters that a 10-point peace plan includes allowing Tehran to hold on to highly enriched uranium, along with sanctions relief, in return for […]
Senate Republicans would move to confirm a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito before the midterm elections, should he choose to retire in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday that Republicans are “prepared” for the possibility of a retirement as speculation swirls that Alito, a […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) pressed the Republican Party to coalesce behind former football coach Derek Dooley’s Senate campaign, framing him as the best candidate to flip the Georgia seat red. Polling indicates another candidate in the crowded field of GOP contenders, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), is leading Dooley by a significant margin ahead of the […]
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto released a nearly 70-page opposition research document on Monday that included her opponent’s home address, escalating tensions in the race to replace longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Both candidates launched campaigns last year to succeed Norton for the District of Columbia’s nonvoting seat in the House of Representatives, following the delegate’s […]
