Welcome to the latest installment of Washington Secrets, your user guide to the capital’s politics. Today, we have the juice on who will stand in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when she goes on maternity leave, an exclusive look at one of the likely big winners of Donald Trump’s Russian oil sanctions (TLDR: […]

President Donald Trump said Oklahoma will “soon” have a governor who can “accurately write a Press Release” in his latest dig against Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) on Thursday. Trump’s rift with Stitt stems from the president’s rejection of the governor’s allegation that the White House invited only Republican governors to the annual governors’ dinner. This […]

Rapper Cardi B warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers not to attend her tour, saying she would “jump” them if they tried to “take” her fans.  She spoke out against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on Wednesday at the opening night of her Little Miss Drama Tour in Palm Desert, California.  “If ICE coming here, […]

Russia confirmed Thursday that it is seeking to fully block WhatsApp access in the country, instead pushing users to use a state-sanctioned replacement for messaging. While WhatsApp is Russia’s most popular messenger, the Kremlin urged millions to adopt Max, a domestic service that has been characterized by critics as a possible surveillance tool. The development […]