Politics

How an official could record Epstein discussions in the Situation Room

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take a look at the Situation Room. Is it possible that someone could record and then leak sensitive discussions? And how do White House background briefings work?

Starmer carries on regardless as G7 leaders ponder question of leaving gift

‘I am going to fight on,’ said the PM. Perhaps his delusion was more deep-rooted than the others had feared

Why July 4 Turned Into a Trump Rally

The president has never accepted that the head of state and the leader of the Republican Party are separate roles.

What Jared and Ivanka want, Jared and Ivanka get? Not if Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has any say in it

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to block the Trump-Kushners’ plans to build on a nature reserve. But they’re not the only billionaires acting as if the whole world was for sale

The Betrayal of the Iranian People

The world has not reckoned with the violence visited on Iranians in 2026.

People in Albania: share your thoughts on the recent ‘not for sale’ protests

We’d like to hear from Albanians about how they view the protests against a planned luxury resort

Even if Iran benefits from this deal with Washington, any peace is likely to be temporary

The regime has learned it must extract concessions rather than promises from the US, but any permanent deal still depends on ending the war in Lebanon

The Homecoming of Joseph Grace review

Marina Market, CorkMichael Glenn Murphy is the accidental soldier and reluctant revolutionary reckoning with his past in Deirdre Kinahan’s touching drama of regret and return

Just Nominate Hung Cao Already

The Navy needs a leader. Now. It needs someone committed to fixing the unglamorous, boring issues preventing the service from accomplishing its core objectives. It needs someone with smart approaches and a firm grasp on how the Navy can rapidly adopt game-changing technology. Most importantly, it needs someone deeply invested in the Navy’s long-term health.

Trump signals he could send details of Iran deal to Congress

The peace deal announced Sunday is meeting lukewarm reactions from Congress, including some allies of President Donald Trump.

‘Everyone is angry for different reasons’: scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears

Any sense of relief is offset by doubts over durability of agreement and feelings of betrayal by Trump administration

Police kill suspect accused of shooting woman in Northwest DC

A man was shot and killed by police officers Tuesday morning in Northwest Washington after allegedly killing a woman in a domestic incident.