A military judge reinstated the Defense Department’s plea deal with the accused masterminds of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, saying it is “valid,” “enforceable,” and must remain in effect. In July, the Department of Defense agreed to a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh-Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi that
JERUSALEM—Israel’s officials joined their counterparts across the Middle East on Wednesday in hailing former U.S. president Donald Trump’s reelection as an opportunity for regional peace. “I look forward to working with you to strengthen the ironclad bond between our peoples, to build a future of peace and security for the Middle East, and to uphold
ST. PAUL, Minn.—A week before Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate, I facetiously urged her to “Take My Governor—Please.” Walz has compiled an uber-woke record as Minnesota governor. When he was elected to a second term in November 2022, the DFL won majorities in both houses of the Minnesota legislature. With the
Eugene Vindman (D., Va.) prevailed in his election against Republican Derrick Anderson in one of the country’s tightest House races. Vindman, a former senior ethics official on the Trump administration’s National Security Council, led Anderson by 2.2 points with 98 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race for Virginia’s Seventh
Berkeley voters rejected climate measure by a margin of 68 to 31 percent (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Voters in Berkeley, California, soundly rejected a measure Tuesday evening that would have imposed a new tax on hundreds of buildings that have existing natural gas hookups in an effort to fight climate change and reduce emissions. Berkeley voters
Amer Zahr has urged Muslims to ‘stand with’ Hamas and Hezbollah Amer Zahr / Getty Images Voters in Dearborn, Mich., a Muslim-American stronghold outside Detroit, have elected a former Bernie Sanders surrogate who defends the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah to serve on the city’s school board. Amer Zahr, a Dearborn-based activist, has urged Muslims
‘I can’t help but wonder if the American people have given up on democracy,’ says WaPo’s Jonathan Capehart Mainstream pundits melted down Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as Donald Trump cemented his political comeback. They mostly avoided blaming the result on Vice President Kamala Harris, instead accusing American men of “misogyny” and lamenting the influence