CHINESE DRUGMAKER CORRUPTION: Sinopep, the Chinese drugmaker, was fined $6.6 million for falsifying results. Sources tell us the company maintains CCP committee ties, and its chairman has links to state “talent” programs flagged by U.S. officials. Despite FDA inspection concerns in 2024–2025, Sinopep remains on a “Green List,” raising new scrutiny on Capitol Hill and from Trump allies, with Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) calling for action.
FROM CUBA TO MICHIGAN: Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will rally alongside anti-Semitic Twitch streamer Hasan Piker fresh off of Piker’s propaganda visit to Communist Cuba.
PRITZKER VS. PRITZKER: Gov. JB Pritzker (D., Ill.) is trying to distance himself from his past ties to AIPAC. But the California Post’s Joel Pollak had an inconvenient reminder for the likely Democratic presidential candidate. “I literally stood behind him in line for coffee at the 2010 AIPAC Policy Conference as he shmoozed fellow donors and activists. Now he throws the pro-Israel group under the bus to appease his insane anti-Israel base,” Pollak wrote.
CAPITOL POLICE TRIUMPH: The Capitol Police vanquished the bipartisan team of lawmakers once again in this year’s Congressional Football Team. The Washington Reporter was on-hand to see the lawmakers on team Mean Machine lose to the Guards by a decisive 32–12. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.) caught the final pass of the game, and was viewed by many as the game’s MVP. Read the full rundown here.
ARKANSAS REUNION: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R., Ark.) scored rave reviews for her speech at the annual Gridiron Dinner, which was a reunion of sorts for her current and former staff. Among those spotted at the dinner were Alexa Henning, who is now at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) working with Tulsi Gabbard, Olivia Wales who is at the White House, and Judd Deere, who is a longtime Sanders staffer.
NEW ROLE: Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R., Calif.) longtime consigliere, Jonathan Wilcox, is now the California lawmaker’s chief of staff. Congratulations, Jonathan!
END OF AN ERA: Grace Newton finished serving as a scheduler for President Donald Trump with a star-studded party. Newton, whom Trump told the Washington Reporter is a “young woman with a great future,” was joined by Victoria Garrastacho, Olivia Fahrmann, Emily Johnson, Parker Armstrong, Sarah Martin, Kirstin Olson, Bethany Stevens, Kristen Pettit, Layla Rogers, Taylor Burns, Jen Jett, Bryn McCarthy, Kathryn Albert, Jordan Cox, Richard Chalkey, Harrison Koeppel, Krista Perkins, David Bader, Anna Marian Block, Hannah Rawles, Martin Marks, Demarion Johnson, Chandler Rebel, Erika Bone, Jinnie Christensen, Angela Ryan, Jeff Naft, Hunter Lovell, Stephen Lewerenz, AnnaGrace Stallings, Meghan Selip, Delany Higgins, Venetia Resciniti, Evan Hughes, Jordan Wood, Grace Hasler, Jaxon Croy, Jack Mantua, Raj Patel, Luis Hinojos, Melanie Meyers, Logan Luse, Victoria Vincent, and Maria Giannopoulos for her party.
PARTY IN STYLE: Diante Johnson, the founder of the Black Conservative Federation, celebrated turning 30 in style with a birthday at which Nicole Bennett, Lynne Patton, Jackie Sackstein, Erika Bone, Erik Conyers, Melanie Collette, Maria Giannopoulos, and others were spotted. President Donald Trump wrote Johnson a happy birthday note, which was proudly displayed at the party.
CHINESE DRUGMAKER CORRUPTION: Sinopep, the Chinese drugmaker, was fined $6.6 million for falsifying results. Sources tell us the company maintains CCP committee ties, and its chairman has links to state “talent” programs flagged by U.S. officials. Despite FDA inspection concerns in 2024–2025, Sinopep remains on a “Green List,” raising new scrutiny on Capitol Hill and from Trump allies, with Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) calling for action.
FROM CUBA TO MICHIGAN: Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will rally alongside anti-Semitic Twitch streamer Hasan Piker fresh off of Piker’s propaganda visit to Communist Cuba.
PRITZKER VS. PRITZKER: Gov. JB Pritzker (D., Ill.) is trying to distance himself from his past ties to AIPAC. But the California Post’s Joel Pollak had an inconvenient reminder for the likely Democratic presidential candidate. “I literally stood behind him in line for coffee at the 2010 AIPAC Policy Conference as he shmoozed fellow donors and activists. Now he throws the pro-Israel group under the bus to appease his insane anti-Israel base,” Pollak wrote.
CAPITOL POLICE TRIUMPH: The Capitol Police vanquished the bipartisan team of lawmakers once again in this year’s Congressional Football Team. The
Washington Reporter was on-hand to see the lawmakers on team Mean Machine lose to the Guards by a decisive 32–12. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.) caught the final pass of the game, and was viewed by many as the game’s MVP. Read the full rundown
here.
ARKANSAS REUNION: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R., Ark.) scored rave reviews for her speech at the annual Gridiron Dinner, which was a reunion of sorts for her current and former staff. Among those spotted at the dinner were Alexa Henning, who is now at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) working with Tulsi Gabbard, Olivia Wales who is at the White House, and Judd Deere, who is a longtime Sanders staffer.
NEW ROLE: Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R., Calif.) longtime consigliere, Jonathan Wilcox, is now the California lawmaker’s chief of staff. Congratulations, Jonathan!
END OF AN ERA: Grace Newton finished serving as a scheduler for President Donald Trump with a star-studded party. Newton, whom Trump told the Washington Reporter is a “young woman with a great future,” was joined by Victoria Garrastacho, Olivia Fahrmann, Emily Johnson, Parker Armstrong, Sarah Martin, Kirstin Olson, Bethany Stevens, Kristen Pettit, Layla Rogers, Taylor Burns, Jen Jett, Bryn McCarthy, Kathryn Albert, Jordan Cox, Richard Chalkey, Harrison Koeppel, Krista Perkins, David Bader, Anna Marian Block, Hannah Rawles, Martin Marks, Demarion Johnson, Chandler Rebel, Erika Bone, Jinnie Christensen, Angela Ryan, Jeff Naft, Hunter Lovell, Stephen Lewerenz, AnnaGrace Stallings, Meghan Selip, Delany Higgins, Venetia Resciniti, Evan Hughes, Jordan Wood, Grace Hasler, Jaxon Croy, Jack Mantua, Raj Patel, Luis Hinojos, Melanie Meyers, Logan Luse, Victoria Vincent, and Maria Giannopoulos for her party.
PARTY IN STYLE: Diante Johnson, the founder of the Black Conservative Federation, celebrated turning 30 in style with a birthday at which Nicole Bennett, Lynne Patton, Jackie Sackstein, Erika Bone, Erik Conyers, Melanie Collette, Maria Giannopoulos, and others were spotted. President Donald Trump wrote Johnson a happy birthday note, which was proudly displayed at the party.
