Former Chicago mayor and expected Democratic 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel is calling on Democrats to embrace a more diversified energy portfolio, similar to that of Texas, that includes both clean energy and fossil fuels. Emanuel argued that the oil and gas state diversified its energy portfolio after Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which induced […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take a look at the Situation Room. Is it possible that someone could record and then leak sensitive discussions? And how do White House background briefings work? The Situation Room is meant to be the most secure place in the White House, where classified raids to […]

An Atlanta-based federal judge on Monday recused herself from a voter roll lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, granted the DOJ’s motion that sought her disqualification from the case because of her reported appearance at […]

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating Washington, D.C., officials over their method of foreclosing on properties whose homeowners have failed to pay their property taxes. The committee is investigating the city’s practice of selling tax liens to third-party investors, who can charge up to 18% annual interest on the property tax debt […]