Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take a look at the return of Amy Kremer, longtime booster of Donald Trump, who is emerging as a player in the AI wars. Her outfit, Humans First, released a letter calling for careful regulation of the technology. But could she be the witting or unwitting […]
A judge cleared prosecutors to use Luigi Mangione’s diary and gun, found in his backpack, for use at his murder trial, but blocked other pieces of evidence from being used. In the latest development in Mangione’s state murder trial over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Judge Gregory Carro gave a split ruling. […]
The Supreme Court tossed out federal court rulings in Mississippi and North Dakota on Monday over racial redistricting claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, weeks after the high court issued a landmark decision changing the standard for such legal challenges. The justices issued the pair of summary dispositions in an orders list, […]
New York City’s Monday morning commute turned to chaos this week as Long Island Rail Road workers continued their strike for higher wages. LIRR workers began picketing on Saturday after negotiations between their unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reached an impasse. The strike caused all 11 branches of the LIRR to shut down, obfuscating […]
President Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to take a hit thanks to prices rising amid the Iran war, according to new polling. More than 60% of respondents said Trump’s decision to go to war was the wrong choice, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll. Among Republicans, however, just over 20% of respondents thought […]
President Donald Trump on Monday moved to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his confidential tax returns, as the Justice Department reportedly weighs the creation of a $1.7 billion compensation fund for alleged victims of government “weaponization.” The voluntary dismissal, filed in federal court in Miami by Trump attorney […]
The U.S. military continued the intensification of its campaign against ISIS in Nigeria, carrying out another wave of strikes on Sunday. The strikes concluded a busy week for AFRICOM in Nigeria, coming off its Saturday operation that killed Abu-Bilal al Minuki, ISIS’s director of global operations and second in command. AFRICOM said assessments are ongoing […]
The White House is reportedly planning to build a helipad on the South Lawn to mitigate damage from the Marine One helicopters’ frequent landings and takeoffs. Concern has been raised for years about the damage to the South Lawn’s grass from the much heavier and more powerful VH-92A Patriot helicopter, which is replacing the older […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will face challenger Ed Gallrein in Tuesday’s Republican primary, but the incumbent is really locking horns with President Donald Trump. Trump’s endorsement of Gallrein and decision to deploy his political operation against Massie is what has made this a competitive primary, in addition to an expensive, nasty, and intensely personal one. […]
Dozens of conservatives demanded the U.S. government place tighter guardrails on artificial intelligence, voicing concern that “unelected elites” could wield undue control over it. More than 60 people affiliated with President Donald Trump, including former senior adviser Steve Bannon, urged the White House to mandate an executive review of the most powerful AI models before […]
