Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Can you cope with good news? It may be that the national beef herd is on the road to recovery after five years of shrinkage. It is too early to see the price of supermarket ground beef getting back to 2020 levels, but at least things may have […]

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) launched attacks on President Donald Trump at a Sunday rally in Atlanta, chastising the president over his closeness to top White House aide, Natalie Harp, opening the door for new Democratic criticism of the Trump administration. While criticizing the president’s policies in the war with Iran and behavior in office, Ossoff […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) distanced himself on Sunday from the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America, while making clear that any DSA-backed candidates who win their general elections would be welcomed into the House Democratic caucus. DSA-backed and progressive candidates have gained momentum heading into the 2026 midterm elections, presenting a challenge […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha suggested that if Vice President JD Vance ultimately steps aside from the 2028 presidential race, it could open the door for Secretary of State Marco Rubio to become the Republican nominee with little opposition.  “Let’s say JD Vance says, ‘You know what, I got four young children, and maybe I […]