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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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.
Source warns Trump is being ‘undermined from within’ on election fraud effort
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.
Calvert County ‘Karen’ and the Turning Point USA complaint that went nowhere
A Maryland school board activist avoids charges after going viral, the Trump administration eyes a little-known library agency for cultural messaging, and West Virginia's vaccine exemption battle heads to the state supreme court.
Todd Blanche and Ed Martin end feud as DOJ dismisses Bannon case
It appears Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is moving to mend fences with conservative activists, and Steve Bannon, a confidante of President Trump, is apparently one beneficiary.
Parent activists thought they had an ally — then DOJ kicked him off the task force
There's a growing sense of frustration with the Trump Justice Department among some parental activists who say they had expected a friendlier ear from the new team at DOJ.
Former Biden aide: Melania has done more in one year than Jill did in four
An adviser to the Biden White House tells Seen, Heard & Whispered that first lady Melania Trump has done more in her first year than Jill Biden did in four full years.
Melania film offers unprecedented behind-the-scenes White House access
Interest in the new documentary on first lady Melania Trump is so strong that producers are working on opening overflow theaters, "Seen, Heard & Whispered" has been told.
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast looks to J.D. Vance for keynote
Vice President J.D. Vance will be the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, "Seen, Heard & Whispered" has learned.
Women’s sports activists celebrate after Supreme Court oral arguments
Hours after the Supreme Court heard arguments on state laws restricting transgender athletes from women's sports, many of those involved headed over to the Mellon Auditorium to celebrate the Women's Sports Gala.