In most places, getting recalled means packing up your office and handing over the keys. In Avenal, California, it apparently means showing up and acting like it never happened. Three city councilmembers, including the mayor, in the San Joaquin Valley community are refusing to give up their seats after voters overwhelmingly recalled them in April, […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said a Department of Justice investigation into Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is “very serious” and could cost him a presidential run. The investigation into Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Newsom, came to public attention Monday when Newsom posted a video on X, saying that President Donald Trump was investigating him […]

A new poll shows most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, with views on the issue closely mirroring his overall job approval rating. Just 37% of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is handling his presidency, while 62% disapprove, according to a recent survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs […]

Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, where we are ready for another weekend filled with World Cup soccer. Once again, we unleash our two strategists to review the president’s week, and — spoiler alert — it’s not good. Where can I get a copy of The Mayor of Casterbridge? What a week that was. Even by […]