Target apologized after pulling a Halloween costume from its stores that critics said evoked racist blackface and minstrel imagery. “As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry,” Target said in a statement on Monday. “The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment.” The costume, […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s Washington Secrets. We sat down with thriller writer Simon Conway to hear about his new novel, The British Agent. It touches on two very real questions about national security: How can you be sure that weapons sent to Ukraine won’t be used for nefarious ends, and how well can you protect the […]
Canada is striking back against President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs by imposing identical trade penalties on goods from the United States. Francois-Philippe Champagne, the Canadian minister of finance, announced the measures at a Tuesday press conference in Ottawa. Lamenting that Canada is facing “a trade dispute we did not choose,” he said the […]
Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson told a supporter at an August rally that Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) will use the National Guard to help watch over the 2026 elections. After an event Jackson held in mid-August in Columbus, Georgia, a rally-goer came up to the Republican candidate and told Jackson that he was worried […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has completely cleared the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, indicating a possible major step toward ending the war, now approaching its sixth month. Since the memorandum of understanding negotiations with Tehran broke down earlier this summer, the United States and Iran have both sought to […]
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy declined the defense’s motion for a mistrial over a witness’s testimony about Catholicism but reprimanded the prosecution over the matter. Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who has testified as to the competency of defendants to stand trial in roughly 330 cases, was the second witness […]
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s allies on Tuesday launched an ad campaign targeting GOP rival Ken Paxton, seeking to frame his opponent as “the most corrupt politician in Texas” ahead of the general election. Lone Star Rising PAC, a group of wealthy megadonors supportive of Talarico, launched a seven-figure ad buy on digital and streaming […]
A federal judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to toss her conviction on Tuesday after the defendant unsuccessfully argued that her punishment for being an accomplice to Jeffrey Epstein was a “complete miscarriage of justice.” Maxwell, representing herself in a New York court, attempted to overturn her December 2021 conviction and sentence by seeking a writ […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his country’s retaliation to U.S. tariffs at 11 a.m. Last week, negotiations between Canada and the Trump administration broke down in the final hour before President Donald Trump’s deadline. As a result, 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods began on Saturday. CARNEY OUTLINES LAST-MINUTE […]
Republican Mike Rogers has agreed to debate Democrat Abdul el Sayed in October as their Senate race in Michigan heats up. Since winning his primary, el Sayed has repeatedly challenged his opponent to five fall debates. The two candidates have recently sparred over scheduling the debates. The Oct. 8 debate, to be hosted by WOOD […]
