Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, where we are on a road trip to Grapevine, Texas. We spent Thursday mingling with the crowds at the Conservative Political Action Conference, taking the temperature of the movement, as well as getting into a fight with Maureen Bannon and getting slapped on the chest by Ric Grenell. All in […]

Iranian-linked hackers have claimed responsibility for breaching FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account and publishing private images and documents online, according to a Justice Department official who confirmed the intrusion and said the materials appear authentic. The hacking group, known as Handala Hack Team, announced the breach on its website Friday, boasting that Patel […]

A member of former first lady Jill Biden‘s Secret Service detail appeared to shoot himself in the leg on Friday. The agent shot himself while accompanying Biden through the Philadelphia airport, according to the Daily Mail. A medical unit responded to the scene, but has since left, followed by a police car, per the outlet. […]

The Senate reached a deal early Friday morning to push a Department of Homeland Security funding package over the finish line and to the House, but both Democrats and Republicans gave up concessions they fought for during the nearly six-week shutdown. In a voice vote around 2:30 a.m. Friday, the Senate agreed to fund DHS […]