Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. As usual, we review Donald Trump’s week with grades from two top political strategists. Plus, how optimistic was Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager about the midterm elections? Donald Trump pulled the plug on weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas after a whirlwind tour of red-state America, only to […]

President Donald Trump will hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas over the last weekend before the midterm elections after the events were canceled just one day earlier, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner. “The rallies are back on,” the source said. “President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to […]

Christa Pike, who survived lethal injections in Tennessee last month, broke her silence on the botched execution. In a public statement released by her attorneys on Friday, Pike said she is recovering but noted that “healing is not the same as being okay.” Her comments come exactly one month after the execution attempt. “One month […]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rebuked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed’s views on Jews and Israel on Thursday, marking notable pushback in the battleground race from one of his party’s top power players. Pelosi, a longtime leader of House Democrats, sent the message that some of el Sayed’s positions are alarming as he hits […]