Gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse condemned the comparison of his story to that of the latest Minneapolis, Minnesota, shooting to “stoke the flames.” On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, 37, after Pretti allegedly got involved during a federal operation. Pretti was present at the scene of what the Department of […]
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), one of seven House Democrats to vote in favor of funding the Department of Homeland Security last week, walked back his support on Monday in the wake of another fatal immigration official-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Suozzi, who represents a suburban district that President Donald Trump won in 2024, said at the […]
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). The investigation comes after widespread fraud was reported in several Minnesota health services programs, with most of the defendants being of Somali descent. Trump has sought to tie Omar to the scandal, referring to her as “garbage,” and […]
President Donald Trump said he will not attend the Super Bowl over the “terrible” choices for the big game’s music performances. Trump made history when he became the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl last year. However, he will not make a consecutive appearance next month, citing the opening performance by Green Day […]
Republican attorney Chris Madel, a GOP gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, announced Monday that he is ending his campaign. Madel said his decision to resign is because he can no longer align himself with the national party’s approach to federal immigration enforcement in the state through Operation Metro Surge, calling it “an unmitigated disaster.” “I support […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. The press conference will be the White House‘s first briefing since Alex Pretti, 37, a Veterans Affairs hospital nurse, was shot and killed by a border patrol agent on Saturday in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS READIES FOR MORE PROTESTS AFTER ALEX […]
A top commander in the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China has been purged, signaling that even Beijing insiders close to Xi Jinping are at risk of being ousted. Gen. Zhang Youxia, who also sits as a member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, was dismissed from his role […]
Welcome back to Washington Secrets on this bitterly cold Monday morning. Today, we have a look at Marco Rubio’s funniest lines and a near diplomatic dinner disaster. The nation’s chief diplomat, Marco Rubio, is accustomed to taking phone calls from counterparts, ministers, and dignitaries at all times of day and night. And sometimes, if dinner […]
Rapper Kanye West said Monday that an undiagnosed brain injury played a role in his “poor judgement and reckless behavior” witnessed by the public. West, who goes by Ye, has garnered attention since 2022 for various antisemitic comments, including one interview where he said he saw “good things” about former German dictator Adolf Hitler. These […]
The Justice Department announced Monday that it has charged 31 additional individuals in a sprawling nationwide ATM fraud scheme that prosecutors say funneled millions of dollars to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. Federal prosecutors say many of the newly charged defendants are affiliated with Tren de Aragua, bringing the […]
