Europe’s highest court has declared Hungary cannot maintain policies meant to curb the “promotion of homosexuality” among young people. Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was defeated in a national election earlier this month, propagated the policies in 2021 as “stricter measures against individuals convicted of pedophilia.” These policies have been expanded into sweeping bans […]

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve, said in his confirmation hearing that Trump never asked him to commit to any interest rate decisions during his vetting process. Warsh, a 56-year-old former Fed governor, testified on Tuesday before the Senate banking committee, where he faced questions about Fed independence and […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We spent Monday sitting in various leather armchairs at the hotel formerly known as the Trump Hotel, watching the White House get the old team back together ahead of the midterm elections. Meanwhile, the administration firings continue. So who is next? For two hours, the brightest campaign brains […]

Two Israeli soldiers are in the process of being disciplined for damaging a Christian symbol in Lebanon, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday. Over the weekend, the incident came to light involving a soldier who bashed a large crucifix residing in a small village with what appeared to be a sledgehammer. The sacrilegious act was […]