Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We were in the briefing room on Tuesday to watch Marco Rubio fill in for Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave. It was a masterclass of messaging, dressed up in wit and ’90s rap lyrics. And then President Donald Trump blew it all up with a […]

The Justice Department said it intends to intervene in President Donald Trump’s appeal of an $83.3 million defamation judgment against him in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll and bring the case to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to consider another petition related to Carroll’s defamation cases against the president. The DOJ shared […]

Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of falsely advertising artificial intelligence capabilities for its Siri voice assistant in late 2024, according to a filing Tuesday in California federal court. Under the proposed settlement, Apple would pay between $25 and $95 to U.S. customers who purchased an iPhone […]

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York spoke on the Hugh Hewitt Show Tuesday about Graham Platner’s campaign in Maine. “If you look at the polls right now, not just in Maine but in Michigan with Elsad, with other places that have really out there Democratic candidates,” York said. “You have the so-called centrist or moderate […]