The New York City Council is moving to reform the city’s press credentialing system following the trial of Luigi Mangione after supporters of the accused killer obtained press credentials and advocated for him outside the courthouse. Council Speaker Julie Menin introduced legislation this week to make it easier for the city to suspend or revoke […]
President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon memorial event, honoring the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “In those harrowing days after the attacks, we saw the authentic spirit of our nation,” Trump said. “We were all New Yorkers that day. Every one of us. We were all New Yorkers, but we were […]
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was seen shaking hands with his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, at the 25th anniversary remembrance ceremony of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The pair appeared cordial, shaking hands briefly before parting ways despite Giuliana saying earlier this week that Mamdani’s presence at the ceremony would […]
Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. What a week: 9/11 commemorations, more escalation in the Persian Gulf, trade war with Canada, and a first Republican midterm convention. Once again, we run the rule over how it all unfolded. Donald Trump spent Labor […]
The British Parliament has voted against legalizing assisted suicide services for adults, successfully blocking a bill that was filibustered out of time before the April recess. The House of Commons voted 286-270 on Friday to deny the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which sought to “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump honored the roughly 3,000 Americans killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The event marking the 25th anniversary of the deadliest attack on American soil was also attended by War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]
Senate Republicans are taking aim at the legislative record of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson in a new PAC advertisement. The Senate Leadership Fund, the campaign arm political action committee aligned with Senate Republicans, launched a video ad hitting Jackson on his voting record while serving in Maine’s state Senate, saying he raised taxes […]
Democrats have called on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to denounce an outburst heard on live-stream audio during his speech at the Republican National Committee midterm convention. While Cruz spoke about leftist figures such as controversial streamer Hasan Piker and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a voice seemingly from the audience could be heard yelling, “He […]
President Donald Trump commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, while Vice President JD Vance attended the New York City memorial at ground zero. Twenty-five years ago, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes in the early morning. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, and […]
The Iranian-backed Houthi militants have seized a key island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, as the group expands its control along Yemen’s western coastline. Officials with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government confirmed that Houthi forces reached Perim Island, also known as Mayyun, and seized […]
