Jihadist rebels took control of Hama, Syria, in another critical blow for the government of President Bashar Assad. After November’s surprise blitz in Idlib, Syria, anti-government forces took Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, almost without a fight. Assad’s Syrian Arab Army withdrew south to Hama to consolidate its defensive lines, seemingly stabilizing the front around the […]
In a new sign of the strength of President-elect Donald Trump’s “mandate,” a large majority of Republicans and especially conservatives back his nomination of Fox host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, 68% of Republicans support the appointment. Overall, however, the nation is divided on Hegseth. Rasmussen […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) expressed his confidence that President-elect Donald Trump has already properly vetted his appointees and that the GOP should not challenge those nominations. Trump’s decision to name Former Fox News Anchor Pete Hegseth as his Defense Secretary prompted negative press about him. Some outlets reported allegations from anonymous sources that Hegseth had […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus elected a new slate of leaders on Wednesday, with the vocal body preparing to fight back against the Trump administration and Republican-led Congress next year. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) will take the caucus chairman gavel from outgoing chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) after serving under her as caucus whip. Rep. Ilhan […]
MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reiterated that their meeting last month with President-elect Donald Trump was not done out of fear and instead was conducted “on background.” Toward the start of Thursday’s episode, the co-hosts rebuked articles written about them and their visit with Trump, arguing the claims made in these […]
The New York City Police Department released new photos of a suspect in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which occurred Wednesday outside the New York Hilton Midtown. The two new photos showed the suspect unmasked for the first time, his mask just under his chin. The photos were taken by a security camera, though the […]
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe faced pointed questions from House lawmakers on Thursday about actions he has taken to address threats to President-elect Donald Trump better in the wake of the two attempts on his life this year. Testifying during a House task force’s final hearing on the assassination attempts, Rowe said that disciplinary […]
California authorities believe a shooter may have targeted a school and critically injured two children because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist church. On Wednesday afternoon, a gunman opened fire at Feather River Adventist School in Butte County, wounding two kindergarteners before he took his own life. “We were going in for lunch […]
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) got into a verbal altercation about the presence of the acting director during the 9/11 memorial during a hearing focused on President-elect Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. Fallon accused Rowe of putting the Secret Service detail out of position so he could sit behind Trump […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) argued President Joe Biden issuing a pardon to both his son, Hunter Biden, and President-elect Donald Trump would be the “appropriate” thing to do, underscoring a need to prevent the nation’s justice system from becoming weaponized. Fetterman was asked about the bipartisan division the president’s pardon of his son has created, […]
