Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has authorized the country’s military to kill Iranian and Hezbollah officials without explicit approval from higher-ups. Katz announced the blanket order as he alerted Israeli residents that the military had taken out top Iranian intelligence official Esmaeil Khatib. Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the directive overnight. […]
The man accused of planting pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot is asking a federal judge to dismiss the case against him, arguing that President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon for Capitol riot defendants applies to his alleged conduct. Attorneys for Brian Cole Jr. […]
The Arizona sheriff overseeing the local investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is facing a recall effort over his handling of the case and broader dissatisfaction with his leadership. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos reacted to the development on Tuesday, telling 13 News he would “always honor the will of the people,” and abide by whatever […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress and their families from buying stocks. The bill Ricketts introduced on Wednesday is companion legislation to the bill Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) introduced in the House. Ricketts’s bill already has co-sponsors and comes after President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass the ban during his State […]
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We take a look at the smartest way to ensure a warm phone call with Donald Trump, examine the campaign to discredit Joe Kent as his resignation from the administration threatens to rip the MAGA movement wide open, and we have the latest skirmish in the race for […]
Israel launched airstrikes against the world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, signalling an escalation of its targeting of energy infrastructure. Videos shared on social media showed the South Pars natural gas field in southern Iran engulfed in flames. Iranian state media confirmed the strike, saying firefighters were working to extinguish the flames. Around the […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said that Senate Republicans would experience a “very short-term concession” if they give up the SAVE Act filibuster. The Senate began a dayslong debate over the SAVE America Act on Tuesday, bringing the voter identification bill to the floor. This legislation is being debated during the partial shutdown […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lambasted his fellow Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), during Mullin’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Paul, chairman of the Senate homeland security committee tasked with advancing Mullin’s nomination, condemned the Oklahoma senator for past comments on political violence, including remarks sympathizing […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson dismissed “loud voices” potentially misrepresenting a split between President Donald Trump and his supporters on Tuesday. Joe Kent resigned as the director of Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday, making him the first high-ranking Trump administration official to leave his post based on the war in Iran. Kent said in […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday at around 10 a.m. JOE KENT, TRUMP’S COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR, BECOMES FIRST ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TO RESIGN OVER IRAN WAR This will be Gabbard’s first public testimony since the start of the war in Iran, […]
