Welcome back to Washington Secrets! You might notice things look a little different after a brief hiatus. The legendary Paul Bedard finally got to put his feet up after 45 years in the news business. This is Rob Crilly checking in with all things Washington and secret. I plan to keep some things the same […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha noted the many investigations into Minnesota lawmakers who have earned “enormous wealth” during their careers during a television interview. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) filed financial disclosure forms that suggest she and her husband are worth at least $6 million and as much as $30 million. These disclosures have raised […]
The World Economic Forum has revoked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s invitation to its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, this week as the Islamic regime continues massacring thousands of civilians. Iran’s presence at the meeting of global bodies was previously expected until the summit’s organizers announced otherwise. “The Iranian Foreign Minister will not be attending […]
Elon Musk donated $10 million to a pro-Trump Republican candidate to succeed incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in 2026. The hefty donation signals that the billionaire is ready to spend big in the 2026 midterm elections, after uncertainty following his fallout with President Donald Trump last summer. Musk sent his new donation to the pro-Nate […]
A 60 Minutes segment detailing the Trump administration’s deportations to a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador aired Sunday evening, capping off weeks of controversy over the report’s delay due to concerns it was missing “context.” CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss initially postponed the report in December 2025, when it was originally scheduled to […]
President Donald Trump apparently extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the “Board of Peace” to oversee the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, according to the Kremlin. “President Putin has indeed received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Board of Peace. We are currently studying all the details of this proposal,” […]
Trump sent a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, complaining that his ambitions to take over Greenland were partially because he was rejected for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer […]
The Pentagon has ordered roughly 1,500 active-duty troops to remain on standby for a possible deployment to Minnesota, where anti-ICE protests are prevalent after an officer-involved shooting that killed a woman. Tensions between federal and state officials are growing increasingly fraught after President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, though he has since […]
Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister, Lars Klingbeil, is pushing back against President Donald Trump amid the tenuous situation involving Denmark, Greenland, and Trump’s proposed tariffs against European nations. Speaking to the media on Monday morning, Klingbeil encouraged the European Union not to be reluctant to use retaliatory measures against the U.S. if tariffs were implemented. […]
Multiple, seemingly disconnected touchstones of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda underscore the Arctic’s emergence as an economic and potential military battleground. Northern ice sheets are receding, which senior Trump administration officials tell the Washington Examiner is providing China and Russia with both the means and the incentive to expand their territorial claims in the Arctic. Officials noted […]
