Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. There’s a new elitist test sweeping the nation, and it goes like this: When was the last time you were in a Cheesecake Factory? For Secrets, it was last month, as it happens. Plus, there’s no such thing as bad publicity when you are launching a book. And […]

The Justice Department has charged 48 non-U.S. citizens with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related federal crimes as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections. The DOJ announced Monday morning that it arrested and charged four dozen people across California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania with […]

House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a report Monday calling for an independent investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The 53-page report, compiled by minority staff, alleges a “growing body of evidence” shows the president was an “active participant” in Epstein’s crimes, citing testimony from 11 women who allege […]

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed paperwork Monday to go public, setting the stage for what could become one of the largest initial public offerings in history as Wall Street prepares to invest in one of the industry’s biggest players. The San Francisco-based company, known for its Claude AI chatbot, submitted a registration statement to the […]