Austin’s surprise decision to overrule 9/11 plea deals muddies military hearing

Secretary of State Lloyd Austin’s surprise decision to overrule the plea deals with three 9/11 terror defendants, including the attack’s alleged architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, may muddy their ongoing military hearings. Defense attorneys are arguing that the plea deals — which would have removed the threat of the death penalty for the three men — still stand,

Harvard Must Face Anti-Semitism Lawsuit After School ‘Failed Its Jewish Students’

Federal judge denies Harvard’s bid to dismiss complaint Anti-Israel Harvard protest in Oct. 2023 (Reuters/Brian Snyder) Harvard University must face a lawsuit after it “failed its Jewish students” and neglected to address anti-Semitism on campus, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in Boston. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns wrote in the 25-page ruling that the Ivy

President Joe Biden talks exclusively with “CBS Sunday Morning” about withdrawing from race, threat of Trump

President Joe Biden spoke with CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa on Wednesday for his first interview since announcing he would no longer seek reelection to the presidency. The interview will be broadcast on “CBS News Sunday Morning” on Sunday, August 11 on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Costa, the co-author (with

Missouri Finalizes November Ballot After Party Primaries

Voters will decide on Senate, House, and statewide races in the general election. In the Aug. 6 partisan primary elections, Missouri voters finalized the field for November’s general election that will shape the Show Me State’s representation in Congress and state government. Generally, Republicans will head into fall with a significant electoral advantage over Democrats