Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Which means it is time for our regular rundown of Donald Trump’s week, and whether he won it or lost it. Roughly, Iran, Iran, Iran, Iran, China, China. President Donald Trump left on his postponed trip to meet Xi Jinping this week, but without any resolution to the […]

Eighty House Republicans voted on Friday for a measure to cut nearly 482 million from the military budget for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and put the money into American military bases. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) offered the measure as an amendment to a war department appropriations bill. If passed, it would have shifted “$481,832,000 […]

The government of Latvia, a NATO and European Union member, collapsed over the fallout of two stray Ukrainian drones crashing in its territory. Prime Minister Evika Silina assumed office in September 2023, leading a coalition government of center-right parties. Her tenure saw Latvia fully in line with its hawkish Baltic neighbors, who have played an […]

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said he ended his bid for reelection to Congress on Friday after Tennessee Republicans approved a new congressional map that dramatically reshapes his Memphis-based district. The Tennessee Democrat has been in office for over 20 years, saying it was one of the most difficult decisions he had to make in a […]