Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets, where we are gearing up for the United States Men’s National Team (is that the worst nickname in soccer?) to take on Paraguay (La Albirroja or “The White and Red”) at the World Cup tonight. As usual, we bring you our review of the president’s week with our two political […]

A federal appeals court upheld Friday the fraud conviction and prison sentence of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange. His appeal loss came days after he applied for a presidential pardon to wipe his criminal record. In November 2023, a New York federal jury convicted Bankman-Fried on all seven counts of […]

The U.S. Navy is escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz despite the threat from Iran, guiding more than 20 crude oil carriers on some nights, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. Some are ultra-large tankers that hold 2 million barrels of crude, Burgum said Friday on CNBC. The comments add detail to the claims made […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Vice President JD Vance will look more “statesman-like” than The View’s co-hosts during his appearance on the show next week.  Vance will be joining the daytime talk show on Tuesday to promote his new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, which will be released the same day. Concha […]