{"id":2638231,"date":"2026-07-31T11:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-weekus-horriblis-and-a-new-gig-for-mike-pence\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:42:59","slug":"trumps-weekus-horriblis-and-a-new-gig-for-mike-pence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-weekus-horriblis-and-a-new-gig-for-mike-pence\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s &#8216;weekus horriblis&#8217; and a new gig for Mike Pence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-weekus-horriblis-and-a-new-gig-for-mike-pence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2638231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington Secrets highlights this week&#8217;s key political developments. President Donald trump made visits to Michigan, advocating for rebuilding the auto industry by encouraging European-style small cars, and announced a significant $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles Airport to modernize it&#8217;s facilities. He also attended Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral, praising his influence, and met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>On the foreign front, Trump claimed to have brokered a deal for Hamas to disarm and for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza-a statement met with skepticism from involved parties. The week also saw Iran launching attacks against U.S. targets, with Trump vowing to take stronger action, though analysts see the regional conflict expanding without ample change in Iran\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Inside politics, Trump\u2019s approval ratings have declined, with polls indicating a loss of support among key voter groups.His performance at recent events was criticized for being bitter and uncouth, and his rhetoric around Iran and the Middle East has stirred controversy.Meanwhile, Mike Pence announced he will join Colorado Christian University as a visiting faculty member to teach about American founding principles, positioning himself as a conservative option who emphasizes conventional values.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts Jed Babbin and John Zogby provided contrasting views-Babbin giving a poor grade to Trump\u2019s week due to political missteps and ineffective foreign policy, while zogby considered it an especially tough week for Trump, citing declining support and controversial incidents. Additionally, discussions about the fractured state of the MAGA media and rising technological competition from China suggest ongoing shifts in the political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Welcome to <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>. It\u2019s Friday. Another week over and another week closer to the midterm elections. As usual, we run the rule over President Donald Trump\u2019s week. Plus, we have details of a new gig for Mike Pence, his former vice president.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, President Donald Trump visited General Motors\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664924\/trump-2028-third-term-iran-war-banjo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664924\/trump-2028-third-term-iran-war-banjo\/\">Milford Proving Ground in Michigan<\/a>, where he spoke to thousands about rebuilding the auto industry and bringing manufacturing back to America. Aides say he will ramp up domestic travel and defend his policies as the midterm elections approach. In Michigan, he urged automakers to manufacture \u201ctiny little\u201d cars like those seen in Europe.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4670606\/white-house-report-card-trump-bad-week-new-job-mike-pence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House report card: Trump\u2019s \u2018weekus horriblis\u2019 and a new gig for Mike Pence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4668450\/bernie-moreno-explains-fauci-f-bomb\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bernie Moreno explains his Fauci F-bomb amid a rising tide of political profanity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4667093\/trump-does-not-care-tillis-ernst-think-hegseth\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump doesn\u2019t give a f*** what Tillis or Ernst think about Hegseth<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump attended the funeral of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> on Tuesday. In his eulogy, he said, \u201cNothing of consequence happened in this Capitol without Lindsey Graham knowing about it.\u201d He also met with Volodomyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, who were in Washington to pay tribute to their late ally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday began badly, with news of an Iranian attack on American targets in the Middle East, ending an informal pause in fighting. Trump told Fox News he was \u201cgoing to beat the f***ing s***\u201d out of Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later in the day, he continued his efforts to rebuild Washington and the international airport that serves it. In the Oval Office, and armed with a laser pointer, he announced a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4665994\/trump-announces-two-year-22-billion-dollar-dulles-airport-renovation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4665994\/trump-announces-two-year-22-billion-dollar-dulles-airport-renovation\/\">$22.5 billion renovation\u00a0of Washington Dulles International Airport<\/a>. It will end the use of the widely disliked \u201cpeople movers.\u201d They were designed as temporary \u201cmobile lounges\u201d where elegant travelers could sip cocktails while being taken to their planes, but they have long outlived any sense of glamor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday brought a sudden pivot to Gaza. Remember the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/board-of-peace\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/board-of-peace\/\">Board of Peace<\/a>? Trump announced out of the blue that it had brokered a deal for Hamas to completely disarm alongside the withdrawal of Israeli forces. A Hamas official immediately said that was not how it would work, and Israel preempted Trump\u2019s Truth Social post by saying it had expressed its reservations to Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who holds a senior role on the board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president is due to leave Washington on Friday, first for a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, followed by a weekend at Bedminster, his New Jersey golf club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what did our two strategists make of it?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jed-babbin-d\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jed Babbin: D-<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d for the Gaza Strip has apparently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4670320\/board-of-peace-agreement-disarm-hamas-gaza-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4670320\/board-of-peace-agreement-disarm-hamas-gaza-trump\/\">reached a deal with Hamas<\/a> that would see Hamas disarm and Israel withdraw. YGBSM. Meanwhile, the president met with Netanyahu and Zelensky, the Democrats are making hay over the Iran war, and the Fauci hearing seemed to be a dud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Anthony Fauci, famous for, with former President Joe Biden\u2019s help, forcing people to get the COVID-19 vaccine or lose their jobs, appeared before a Senate committee on Wednesday with predictably yawn-worthy results. Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people. But Fauci is old news, and the COVID-19 scandals are over. There are a lot of things far more important than Fauci these days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The widening Iran war engulfed Egypt in a drone strike that encompassed the Suez Canal, which had, so far, been beyond Iran\u2019s attention. The tit-for-tat strikes the United States is making on Iran are not changing anything, least of all Iran\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of which, everyone understands that Iran has complete control over Hamas. Now the \u201cBored of Peace\u201d has hatched a scheme that requires, as noted above, both Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal. Neither will happen. Hamas won\u2019t disarm while it\u2019s controlled by Iran, and Israel learned its lesson. It withdrew from Gaza in 2006, and the result was the Oct. 7, 2023, genocidal attack by Hamas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s war with Iran seems to be unpopular everywhere you go, especially in the major cities. Noo Yawk Mayor Zohran Mamdani is one who seems to be capitalizing on the fallout, and his ambitions don\u2019t end with the city\u2019s mayoralty. Look for him to run for governor or senator in the next few years. He\u2019s ineligible for the presidency, born in Uganda, but he\u2019ll expand his horizons. You can bet on it. The Democratic Socialists of America will propel him because their other hot prospects, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), are unashamedly incompetent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><em>Jed Babbin (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\">@jedbabbin<\/a>)\u00a0is a <\/em>Washington Examiner<em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-john-zogby-grade-f\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Zogby: Grade F<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth II might have put it, this past week was another \u201cweekus horribilis\u201d for Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4664113\/white-house-journalists-dont-know-what-to-do-donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4664113\/white-house-journalists-dont-know-what-to-do-donald-trump\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner<\/a> was held too late to make last week\u2019s deadline, it only has to be said that Trump sank to a new low in his performance. He was bitter, foul, inappropriately and gratuitously outrageous at times. At other times, he played second string to Andrew Dice Clay. Remember him? No? Good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, he wasn\u2019t funny, and he was cruel at the same time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his tasteless eulogy of Graham, he said, \u201cLindsey never met a war he didn\u2019t like.\u201d\u00a0That\u2019s praise at someone\u2019s funeral?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of war, Iran launched missiles at U.S. bases for the first time since Trump paused U.S. strikes. The U.S. is bombing again, albeit a little slower, because we are running out of missiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan now fully engaged, Trump\u2019s war, supported by just 28% of the public, has truly become a regional war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the economic front, the nation\u2019s GDP now stands at an annualized 1.5%, the price of oil hovers around $90, and folks don\u2019t seem to want to talk about the new White House ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Reserve did not change interest rates, and there is now a very public and growing rift among GOP senators over the passage of the SAVE America Act. There is a real possibility that  Trump may lose his nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the permanent post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last 12 polls for July show his approval rating at 38%, and a new CNN poll shows that Trump is now down by 8 points among non-college-educated white men, a cohort he won by 23 points in 2024. And only 27% now feel that the president has the right priorities for the country, while 73% feel he does not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>John Zogby (<em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\">@ZogbyStrategies<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)\u00a0is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\">John Zogby Strategies.<\/a> His latest book is <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\"><strong>Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>. His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\">can be heard here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-pence-takes-new-teaching-role\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pence takes new teaching role<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\">Mike Pence<\/a>, the former vice president, is speaking at the Western Conservative Summit at Colorado Christian University on Friday. And, alongside his defense of traditional conservative values in the face of populist noise, he has an announcement to make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is joining the university as a visiting faculty member, teaching a course with Provost David Corbin \u201cexploring the enduring principles of the American founding and their relevance to the challenges of our own time,\u201d according to the text of his speech shared with <em>Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI cannot imagine a more meaningful way to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday than investing in the next generation of leaders who will write the next chapter of the American story,\u201d he will say (or has just said, depending on when you read this).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4423801\/mike-pence-bigger-office-advancing-american-freedom\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4423801\/mike-pence-bigger-office-advancing-american-freedom\/\"><strong>PENCE WILL NEED A BIGGER OFFICE IF HE\u2019S GOING TO SAVE CONERVATISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past year, Pence has positioned himself in the role of the conservative conscience of the Republican Party, as it begins to reckon with the end of Trump\u2019s time in power and the future of a movement upended by celebrity populism. His speech on Friday continues the theme, celebrating the successes of the Trump-Pence administration, while centering the traditional conservative principles that made it possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second Trump administration has gotten a lot right, in his view: tax relief extended, illegal immigration at historic lows, crime down significantly, Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions kneecapped. But it has strayed from the principles of that first term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been tossed about by a tempest of populism, protectionism, and isolationism that deserves thoughtful scrutiny,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key lines:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the world stage<\/strong>: \u201cIf America were to step back from her leadership role, it would create a vacuum that hostile powers like China and Russia would be eager to fill. And those nations seek to reorder the world in their own image: less free, less prosperous, and far more hostile to the very values that have united the free world for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At home<\/strong>: \u201cProtectionism is doing the opposite of what was promised \u2014 killing thousands of American manufacturing jobs and driving up the cost of just about every product the American people buy. The so-called Liberation Day tariffs that were imposed on friend and foe alike amounted to the largest tax increase in American history \u2014 paid for not by foreign competitors, but by American families and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abortion<\/strong>: \u201cPerhaps most troubling to traditional conservatives like myself, there has been a marked departure from the clear, principled pro-life leadership that once defined our movement, replaced with ambiguity. The president asking for \u2018flexibility\u2019 on the issue of taxpayer-funded abortion would have been unthinkable during our administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t expect Pence to run again in 2028, although he hasn\u2019t ruled it out, naturally. But there is a lane for an old-school conservative to zag while the Trump loyalists are zigging. Who will it be?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/31\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-economy-media-critics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.rLa3.HUFjj6CuEnN9&#038;smid=url-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/31\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-economy-media-critics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.rLa3.HUFjj6CuEnN9&#038;smid=url-share\"><strong>The MAGA media machine is fracturing<\/strong><\/a>: An analysis of 12 top right-wing influencers shows their audience is shrinking, adding to Republican worries ahead of the midterm elections. Is it easier to be a rabble-rouser when your party is in opposition?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/gift\/9d6a567da8d96df3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/gift\/9d6a567da8d96df3\"><strong>China\u2019s robot army has Trump running scared<\/strong><\/a>: China may be ahead, but the starting gun in this race has only just been fired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. 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