Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we bring you a memo sent to Republican candidates urging them to set out a clear economic message or face a midterm wipeout. Plus, we had fun with Mike Pence and David Rubenstein, D.C.’s […]

The Trump administration will close the Kennedy Center for at least one week to examine the extent of “severe structural deterioration” in the facility, the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, said in a Thursday court filing. “During this temporary closure, which will last for seven days, unless extended, I intend to assess existing safety risks […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) extended an endorsement to Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan on Thursday as she moves to expand her progressive coalition and national profile. Ocasio-Cortez framed Flanagan, who is currently serving as Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) lieutenant governor, as a champion of affordability, a message Democrats have leaned into on the 2026 […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed the New York Times for an “editing error” where it stated that Israelis “view themselves” as Oct. 7 victims.  Concha questioned why the New York Times is “putting into question whether Jews are the victims of Oct. 7? I mean, that’s 31 flavors of delusion,” he said on Fox […]