Trump Administration

White House report card: Foreign successes and saber-rattling over Greenland

6 min read

• Davos
• Donald Trump
• Gaza
• midterm elections
• poll
• Trump Administration
• Venezuela
• White House

White House report card: Foreign successes and saber-rattling over Greenland

admin January 23, 2026

Welcome back to Washington Secrets. Our tame strategist and pollster are back from...

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​​Five shot in DC after argument on Metro bus

2 min read

• Crime
• National Guard
• Trump Administration

​​Five shot in DC after argument on Metro bus

admin January 23, 2026

Five people are being treated for gunshot wounds after a fight broke out...

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Trump administration inquiry into Fed chairman raises hackles even among Senate Republicans

6 min read

• business
• Economy
• Federal Reserve
• Interest Rates
• Jerome Powell
• Republican Party
• Trump Administration

Trump administration inquiry into Fed chairman raises hackles even among Senate Republicans

admin January 23, 2026

President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over...

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Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

6 min read

• 14th Amendment
• Citizenship
• Congress
• Trump Administration
• Visas

Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

admin January 23, 2026

A bill that would make it illegal for Americans to be citizens of...

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US officially leaves the World Health Organization

2 min read

• COVID-19
• Donald Trump
• Health
• Science
• Trump Administration
• World Health Organization

US officially leaves the World Health Organization

admin January 23, 2026

The United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization on Thursday, slightly...

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DOJ lays out evidence of ‘predatory incursion’ by Venezuelan gang in appeals court hearing

3 min read

• courts
• Department of Justice
• Donald Trump
• Immigration
• justice
• Trump Administration
• Venezuela

DOJ lays out evidence of ‘predatory incursion’ by Venezuelan gang in appeals court hearing

admin January 22, 2026

The Justice Department laid out its case on Thursday for why President Donald...

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So you want to be arrested? Anti-abortion activists are training for it

6 min read

• Abortion
• Department of Health and Human Services
• JD Vance
• March for Life
• Trump Administration

So you want to be arrested? Anti-abortion activists are training for it

admin January 22, 2026

Welcome to the latest edition of Washington Secrets. Today, I get the lowdown on...

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Inflation ticked up to 2.8% in November in Fed’s preferred gauge

3 min read

• Economy
• Federal Reserve
• inflation
• Interest Rates
• Jerome Powell
• Jobs
• Trump Administration

Inflation ticked up to 2.8% in November in Fed’s preferred gauge

admin January 22, 2026

Inflation rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.8% for the year ending in...

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Judge ‘abused its discretion’ by ordering Trump to fund environmental groups, appeals court says

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• courts
• justice
• Trump Administration

Judge ‘abused its discretion’ by ordering Trump to fund environmental groups, appeals court says

admin January 21, 2026

A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to freeze grants to more...

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Bessent calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ after pension operator threatens to pull US investment

3 min read

• Denmark
• Donald Trump
• Greenland
• Scott Bessent
• Trump Administration
• White House

Bessent calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ after pension operator threatens to pull US investment

admin January 21, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed Denmark as “irrelevant” on Wednesday after its pension...

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