Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. With the rest of the city’s press corps going gaga over the royal visitor, today, we bring you not so much a “secret” as a rebuke hidden in plain sight. Plus, how Winston Churchill’s White House antics led to the purchase of Blair House so guests could stay across the […]

Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish, Animal Farm director and Imaginarium Studios business partner, respectively, pushed back against critics who have said their animated film was anti-capitalist. “I love criticism — if it’s constructive and interesting,” Cavendish said to a room full of journalists having lunch Thursday. “There’s a huge triumph of capitalism centrally in the […]

Customers who purchased health insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association may soon begin receiving payments from a $2.6 billion antitrust settlement resolving claims that the insurer restricted competition and drove up premiums.  Who is eligible?  Individuals and businesses that bought certain BCBS health insurance or administrative service plans between 2008 and 2020 may qualify. […]

Two members of the Jewish community were stabbed in London on Wednesday, the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks plaguing the city. The two victims, who are reportedly in the hospital with severe injuries, were attacked on the street in the Jewish section of Golders Green, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said. Surveillance footage published […]