The FBI stopped an 18-year-old man from carrying out a terrorist attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota announced on Wednesday. Sheikhdoon Mohamud, a U.S. citizen of Somali descent, was arrested and charged as part of a yearslong sting operation undertaken by the FBI. He had […]

President Donald Trump cast doubt on claims that Russia’s pneumonic plague is a bioweapon, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of the situation. “Well, we don’t think so. We’re going to find out soon enough, but we don’t think so,” Trump told reporters Wednesday during an Oval Office announcement. “And […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a landmark speech in Athens on Wednesday in which the chief diplomat urged fellow Western powers to recognize a common heritage and shared future. But following the philosophical manifesto — which name-dropped figures such as Aristotle, Plato, and Plutarch — reactions focused on his statesmanlike persona instead of the […]

President Donald Trump said he doesn’t regret his endorsement of Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton, despite recent audio leaks of the candidate bemoaning the state of his campaign. “No, no, no, not at all. He was a great attorney general. I think he’ll be a great senator,” Trump told the Washington Examiner while speaking in […]