EXCLUSIVE — The New Mexico Fraternal Order of Police slammed Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) in a letter after he used a mailer to tout its endorsement of legislation he introduced despite the organization’s endorsement of his Republican challenger. Vasquez, who is in a tough reelection battle, recently sent out a franked mailer, which is taxpayer-funded, […]

Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take our regular look at the White House week in the company of a Democratic and a Republican strategist. The week started with a familiar pattern. After promising shock and awe, President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he was canceling planned strikes on Iran so long […]

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss the case stemming from an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service, arguing President Donald Trump’s Justice Department selectively and vindictively targeted him for reporting. Prosecutors allege Lemon was part of a “takeover-style attack” at Cities Church in St. Paul on Jan. […]

A federal appeals court ordered Friday that the construction of the proposed White House ballroom must get congressional approval to proceed, dealing President Donald Trump another setback in his ambitious project for the executive mansion. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that construction must stop on the extensive renovation of […]