A military judge on Friday ruled that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 2007 confession to FBI agents was involuntary, excluding the statements from evidence in the long-delayed prosecution stemming from the 2001 terrorist attacks. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, also ruled that statements Mohammed […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding off on fundraising for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his race to replace the senator in the upper chamber, calling Paxton “lazy.” “Paxton’s a poor campaigner,” Cornyn told the Texas Tribune. “He’s lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will return to the South next week for a four-day swing through Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina, continuing his increasingly active role in Democratic politics outside California. The trip to South Carolina, the first presidential primary state on the Democratic nominating calendar, comes just a few days after California […]
The State Department said Friday that five Americans have been safely evacuated from Nepal after devastating floods swept through the region near the Chinese border, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing. About 90 Americans remain unaccounted for, according to the State Department. Officials said they are aware of no U.S. citizen deaths. “As of 6 […]
The FBI under the Biden administration took “minimal corrective action” after its Richmond office targeted traditional Catholics as possible extremists, defending the employees behind the scandal, giving them positive performance reviews, and continuing work on a revised memo after headquarters pulled the original product amid backlash, according to a new Justice Department report. The DOJ’s […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has agreed to four debates against former state Sen. Troy Jackson, her Democratic opponent, as the two face off for Collins’s seat in the Senate. Collins agreed to the four debates hosted by local media outlets, while Jackson, who entered the race in late July, has yet to agree to any. […]
Welcome to Friday’s Washington Secrets. Is there such a thing as a normal week with this administration? It has been seven days of extraordinary ups and downs, and that’s just for people who have eaten recalled iceberg lettuce and jalapeno peppers! Sunday was a big day for President Donald Trump, with the sort of event […]
President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday to the four Artemis II crew members to honor their flight around the moon. NASA ANNOUNCES CREW FOR ARTEMIS III MISSION Trump will give the awards to astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen at around 11:40 a.m. on […]
President Donald Trump announced he was deregulating meat processing for farmers and ranchers after conservative media personality Glenn Beck encouraged him to do so earlier this week during a live interview. “Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. “They work very hard, are […]
The House of Representatives is set to vote next week when lawmakers return to condemn and denounce “socialism in all its forms,” specifically pointing to the growing Democratic Socialists of America organization. The House voted to condemn socialism last year, but did not specifically call out the DSA. The resolution includes calling for the enactment […]
