The US Secret Service just delivered a warning that’s impossible to ignore. The threat environment protecting America’s leaders has never been this dangerous. Director Sean Curran made that assessment Wednesday during a rare public briefing at Secret Service headquarters in Washington. The numbers behind his statement are staggering. Nearly 10,000 investigations have opened this year … Read more
Cleo Fields is leaving Congress again, but this exit tells a much bigger story than one man’s career decision. The Louisiana Democrat announced Tuesday he won’t seek reelection to the 6th Congressional District. Instead, he’s heading back to the state Senate. Here’s what actually forced this decision. The Supreme Court ruled in April on Louisiana … Read more
A routine agency email just turned into one of Washington’s messiest political fights this week. Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sent the message on July 2, titled “Making Life More Affordable for America’s Seniors.” Here’s the line that caused all the trouble. Bisignano wrote that thanks to President Trump, over 35 million seniors received an … Read more
Arizona just delivered its verdict, and it came fast. Andy Biggs is the Republican nominee for governor. The Associated Press called the race for Biggs Tuesday evening, almost immediately after polls closed statewide. Here’s how decisive it actually was. Biggs pulled roughly 70% of the vote, crushing Rep. David Schweikert, who managed just over 17% … Read more
Peter Navarro just ran out of legal road on one of the most high profile prosecutions to come out of January 6th. A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday, unanimously rejecting Navarro’s attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction. Here’s the case background for anyone catching up. The House committee investigating January 6th … Read more
Key Points: Mamdani Just Admitted He Can’t Arrest Netanyahu Zohran Mamdani just admitted something his supporters didn’t want to hear. He can’t actually arrest Benjamin Netanyahu. The New York City mayor posted a video Tuesday night, captioned bluntly: Netanyahu is a war criminal. But buried in that same video was a major concession. Mamdani acknowledged … Read more
Key Points: How Andy Burnham Becomes UK PM Andy Burnham takes charge as UK PM today, and his path here is anything but ordinary. Burnham was formally appointed Monday after King Charles III asked him to form a government at Buckingham Palace. He’s now Britain’s 59th prime minister. Here’s how he reached here as UK … Read more
Key Points: Nicaragua Nicaragua just crossed a line that few countries ever fully cross. Daniel Ortega has said elections are over, permanently. The announcement came Sunday night, during a speech marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution that first brought him to power back in 1979. His words left little room for interpretation. Ortega … Read more
Key Points: united states congress Congress is back in session, and this week isn’t a quiet one. The House Rules Committee kicked things off Monday afternoon, teeing up debate on the budget resolution for fiscal year 2027. That single vote sets spending limits for years to come. It’s not just the budget resolution getting attention. … Read more
Key Points: Todd Blanche Epstein File Meeting Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche walked into a room full of Jeffrey Epstein survivors this week, and walked out to plenty of criticism. The meeting happened Thursday at Justice Department headquarters in Washington. It lasted about an hour. Here’s why it happened at all. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis … Read more