Seen, Heard and Whispered
Written by Alex Swoyer, "Seen, Heard & Whispered” is a weekly column taking you inside the conversations happening in Washington’s power corridors, the moves being made and the whispers that explain what’s really going on in the nation’s capital. Email tips to whispered@washingtontimes.com
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‘Podium Guy’ seeks $5 million from Anti-Weaponization Fund
"Podium Guy," who was infamously photographed carrying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, has asked the Department of Justice to pay him $5 million.
Trump allies explore, consider the new Anti-Weaponization Fund
John Eastman is deciding whether to file a claim under the new Anti-Weaponization Fund.
Jack Smith likely heading back to Capitol Hill to face GOP grilling this summer
From Jack Smith's looming reckoning to a Cabinet of winners, energy dominance over Iran and a DHS secretary's unlikely road to redemption -- Trump's second act is rewriting nearly every story from the first.
Monica Crowley says Trump won 2020 in a landslide and proof is coming
A Trump ally promises evidence the 2020 election was stolen, a Supreme Court justice celebrates America's "radical" founding ideas, and a Cabinet secretary recalls playing Santa for a veteran.
Did Obama’s roast really launch Trump’s political career? Lara Trump says not so fast
It's long been conventional wisdom among Washington politicos that the seeds of President Trump's White House aspirations were sown when he attended the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Nerd Prom just got a lot more interesting: Nicki Minaj is coming to the correspondents’ dinner
Fox News brings the rap star to "Nerd Prom," Kash Patel hints at 2020 fraud evidence in a Florida probe, and senators debate how America wins the AI race.
2020 election fraud evidence to be part of Florida conspiracy case
FBI Director Kash Patel said there is evidence backing up President Trump's claims of fraud in the 2020 election but quickly backed off revealing what he knows.
Rappers seem to love this W.H: Don Jr.’s exclusive D.C. club lands Nelly for a private show
Trump world continues to build its unique connection to artists in the rap world, as "Seen, Heard & Whispered" has learned that Grammy-winning artist Nelly will give a special performance at the Executive Branch, the Washington club owned by President Trump's eldest son, Don Jr.
Todd Blanche has the inside track to become Trump’s next permanent attorney general
Todd Blanche is positioning himself for the permanent AG job, Rick Scott is sounding alarms over China exploiting U.S. birthright law through surrogacy, and Kristi Noem's ouster has DHS staff bracing for what comes next.
Drug cartels pivot to jellyfish smuggling as Operation Southern Spear stings their bottom line
Nancy Pelosi says America stopped expanding freedom. Cartels are pivoting to jellyfish. And Ben Sasse wants you to know he put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court.
On her way out, Pelosi predicts Democrats will retake the House by 30 seats
Nancy Pelosi is already calling Jeffries "Speaker," Lara Trump is swatting down Iran war skeptics in her own family, and the Kennedy Center just handed Bill Maher an award the White House said wasn't happening.
The Most Wanted Fugitives list gets a makeover
The U.S. Marshals Service is eyeing a makeover of its Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Dhillon names names: Assistant AG has college naughty and nice list
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon has been pushing America's colleges and universities to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling barring race-based affirmative action policies, and she's getting a sense of who's trying to follow the law -- and who's resisting oversight.
Pleading for Paxton: Some Texas Republicans think the AG is their secret weapon for November
Some Republicans running for Congress in Texas this year say their party will see better turnout if Ken Paxton, the state's attorney general, wins the Senate nomination.
Trump’s judicial pipeline: White House moves quickly to lock in lifetime appointments before October
The White House has struck a deal on a new federal district judge in Tennessee and also appears to have a leading candidate for the new vacancy on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump allies say election fraud push was sabotaged from within; ‘DJT has no idea’
Trump backers met secretly last year to lay the groundwork for a major push to combat election fraud -- but they feel they're being stymied by people in the president's orbit.
Sotomayor delivers fiery message of pride to Puerto Ricans amid debate over island’s status
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court, had some words of encouragement for fellow Puerto Ricans this month during an appearance at a university on the island.