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Former Detroit Mayor Duggan cites toxic political climate, suspending his run for Michigan governor

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday that he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor citing an increasingly "toxic" political climate due to President Donald Trump's war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.

Congressional Chats with Christopher Tremoglie: Rep. Matt Van Epps

It’s no secret that Democrats are the party of failed, horrendous border security policies and suppressing illegal immigration enforcement. They promoted policies that led to millions of illegal immigrants entering the country, many with violent criminal records, during the Biden administration, contributing to the murders of innocent American women Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, and Jocelyn […]

The death of kings: As a Cuban from Miami, I welcome Raul Castro’s indictment

Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and removed from Caracas, Venezuela, in an American operation called “Absolute Resolve” on Jan. 3. The next month, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the brutal supreme leader of Iran, was killed during a joint U.S.-Israeli operation. And on Wednesday, the United States indicted Fidel Castro’s […]

Freedom Conservatives plot a post-Trump Republican Party

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We spent Wednesday getting our FreeCon or something, hanging out with one of the factions in the Republican Party preparing for what comes after Donald Trump. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) delivered a “fireside chat” — there was no fire or fireside — in which he said he wished […]

5 high-profile figures angling for ‘anti-weaponization fund’ money

The Department of Justice (DOJ) established a nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Monday through the settlement of a $10 billion lawsuit from President Trump against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The $1.776 billion fund is set to give payouts and issue “formal apologies” to those who seek compensation because they think the government wronged them. During...

Nearly 90 percent of Americans fear prices will keep rising: Survey

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are worried that prices for everyday items will increase over the next three months, according to a new JD Power survey. The data analytics firm’s monthly consumer sentiment report, conducted in April, found that 46 percent of 4,000 respondents said they were “somewhat” worried that the prices of essentials will...

Jay Hurst nominated by Trump to be next Pentagon comptroller

President Trump is nominating Jules “Jay” Hurst III to become the full-time Pentagon comptroller, according to a Wednesday notification to Congress.  Hurst has been the acting Pentagon comptroller since August last year, supervising the Pentagon’s mammoth $1.5 trillion defense budget request, which includes $350 billion in a reconciliation package. Hurst, a former Army officer, would become the administration’s...

Meta becomes latest to settle social media addiction case ahead of June bellwether trial

Meta has settled a federal lawsuit over social media addiction just weeks before the bellwether trial was slated to start in June, joining three other technology firms that settled earlier this month. Meta and attorneys for the Breahitt County, K.Y., Board of Education, confirmed the settlement to The Hill Thursday, resolving claims that the Facebook...

World Cup resale ticket prices have been falling: Here’s why

The average resale price of the cheapest group-stage ticket has fallen 23% over the past month.

Blanche on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund: ‘People that hurt police get money all the time’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new "anti-weaponization" fund. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the controversial $1.776 billion fund, which was created to help those who believe they were wrongfully targeted by the government to settle their claims. Democrats...

Democrats blast DNC over handling of 2024 autopsy

A slate of Democrats are airing their frustrations over the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) handling of an autopsy report of the party’s defeat in the 2024 presidential election. DNC Chair Ken Martin initially chose to keep the autopsy private, but he decided to release it Thursday after pushback. Former DNC Vice Chair David Hogg called...

WATCH: Collins rips Maine challenger Platner over resurfaced Reddit post mocking wounded US soldier

Sen. Collins rips Maine Senate challenger Graham Platner over a resurfaced Reddit post mocking a Purple Heart soldier wounded in Taliban combat.

Trump fires warning shot at SCOTUS as major citizenship showdown looms: ‘It will be a disaster’

Trump blasts the Supreme Court over the birthright citizenship case, claiming the 14th Amendment was meant for babies of slaves, not birth tourism.

RNC legal victory clears North Carolina voter roll purge of noncitizens through jury responses

The RNC says it secured a consent judgment requiring North Carolina to purge noncitizens identified through jury-duty excusals from voter rolls.

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