Welcome back to Washington Secrets on this bitterly cold Monday morning. Today, we have a look at Marco Rubio’s funniest lines and a near diplomatic dinner disaster. The nation’s chief diplomat, Marco Rubio, is accustomed to taking phone calls from counterparts, ministers, and dignitaries at all times of day and night. And sometimes, if dinner […]

Rapper Kanye West said Monday that an undiagnosed brain injury played a role in his “poor judgement and reckless behavior” witnessed by the public. West, who goes by Ye, has garnered attention since 2022 for various antisemitic comments, including one interview where he said he saw “good things” about former German dictator Adolf Hitler. These […]

The Justice Department announced Monday that it has charged 31 additional individuals in a sprawling nationwide ATM fraud scheme that prosecutors say funneled millions of dollars to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. Federal prosecutors say many of the newly charged defendants are affiliated with Tren de Aragua, bringing the […]

The European Union has opened a new investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the platform’s recent proliferation of sexualized deepfakes of women and children. The European Commission said it will determine whether the social media company properly assessed and mitigated risks before integrating the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok into its app. The body is particularly […]