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27+ min ago (749+ words) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave a "chilling" message to all the generals working beneath him in his response to the exploding scandal over the killing of unarmed shipwreck survivors, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday's edition of "OutFront."The killings, first reported last week, have been widely condemned by experts as war crimes. Hegseth's response has been twofold: to categorically stand by the order, but also to claim that it wasn't even his order in the first place."So Secretary Hegseth has just posted something that I wanted to ask you about," said Burnett. "He said: 'Let's make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made " on the September 2 mission and all others since....

33+ min ago (223+ words) Retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer Dan Maurer on CNN on December 1, 2025 (Image: Screengrab via CNN / YouTube) One former U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer is accusing President Donald Trump's administration of committing "murder" in international waters. "I can't be more clear about how clear the law is on this. The attack on shipwrecked crew members " whether they are narco-terrorists designated by the president or not, whether they're war criminals or not " it doesn't matter," he said. "Killing them while shipwrecked while they're hors de combat, they're out of the fight, is a war crime." Maurer went on to say that because the U.S. is not in an officially designated armed conflict, the strike was simply an "extrajudicial killing," or more simply, "murder." He added that nothing in U.S. law or international humanitarian law sanctioned the act, and that…...

37+ min ago (661+ words) One high-ranking Republican member of the House of Representatives is now saying that President Donald Trump's administration is acting outside its own established legal boundaries, if recent reporting about a September strike is to be believed.The Washington Post reported recently that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Admiral Frank M. Bradley to carry out a secondary strike on survivors clinging to the wreckage of a boat the U.S. military destroyed on September 2, 2025. If true, that would likely be a violation of rules 46 and 47 of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which ban "no-quarter" orders and firing on anyone who is considered hors de combat ("out of the fight"), respectively. In a Monday segment on CNN, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) " who sits on the House Armed Services Committee and who used to chair the House Intelligence Committee " told host Erin Burnett that his committee is…...

40+ min ago (328+ words) President Donald Trump issued a plea Sunday to Tennesseans in the state's 7th Congressional District to support the GOP candidate in the race, a plea that the president pinned to the top of his social media account and one that represents a "complete political collapse," according to one political commentator. The congressional district had been held by former Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) since 2018, until his resignation in July, which he said was due to his securing a job in the private sector. Green's resignation triggered a special election, and one analyst suspected it would be an easy win for Republicans, given Trump's 2024 victory in the district by 22 points. However, recent polling suggests that Republicans could be in for a "severe election bruising" after the Democratic candidate in the race, Tennessee state Rep. Aftyn Behn, looks to be closing in on her…...

43+ min ago (400+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stunned observers Monday night with his decision to distance himself from a controversial military strike that reportedly killed people who survived the administration's initial strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. The strike in question occurred on Sept. 2 and targeted suspected drug boats near Venezuela. Hegseth was reported to have been directly involved in the controversial operation. After the initial strike, survivors were found clinging to wreckage. The White House has shifted its narrative, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt eventually confirming that Admiral Frank M. "Mitch" Bradley ordered the second strike, claiming it was "well within his authority." And on Monday night, Hegseth himself appeared to point the finger at Bradley. "Let's make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand…...

48+ min ago (630+ words) Members of the House of Representatives are quitting Congress at a record rate, with Republican retirements and resignations outpacing Democrats by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio in the first 11 months of the year," Axios reports. In previous cycles, the party with more departures tends to lose seats " if not the majority." Another self-proclaimed democratic socialist is jumping into a big-city mayoral race, this time in Washington, D.C.," NOTUS reports. Council member Janeese Lewis George, 37, on Monday announced her candidacy with" New York Times: The economy. Venezuela. Division in the Republican Party. And, more decisions coming from Supreme Court." Save to Favorites Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his intention to call a special legislative session on congressional redistricting in the spring of 2026, the Floridian reports. Said DeSantis: Yeah, yeah, so" Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a member of the House Republican leadership, said on…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (298+ words) President Donald Trump renewed his calls for Republicans to get rid of the Senatorial filibuster on Monday in a meandering social media post where he attacked a former U.S. attorney general. Trump posted on Truth Social about an interview former Attorney General Eric Holder gave to the Meidas+ Network, where he described the Supreme Court as a "broken institution." Trump described Holder as an "Obama sycophant" and someone "who did so much to hurt our Country, and who weaponized the Obama Administration against the Republican Party (and ME!)"Trump added that Holder wants over 20 "radical Left" judges on the Supreme Court. "The word is, he wants 21 Radical Left Activist Judges, not being satisfied with the heretofore 15 that they were seeking," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "It will be 21, they will destroy our Constitution, and there's not a thing that the Republicans…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (318+ words) Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) pointed to Lane Kiffin ditching Ole Miss for LSU and the flurry of conference realignments in recent years to make the case for congressional intervention in college football. Kiffin, who coached the Rebels to a playoff berth this year, confirmed he is departing for Baton Rouge. His new deal is worth $91 million over seven years. In the announcement, Kiffin said he wanted to finish out the season, but Ole Miss wasn't having it. On Monday, the House Rules Committee convened to assess the SCORE Act, which includes antitrust protections for the NCAA, a ban on athletes from being school employees, and federal regulations that supersede state laws regarding payments to athletes for use of their names, images, and likenesses. Roy went off on the NCAA, specifically college football. He said Congress may need to get involved…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (201+ words) Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy (Image: Screengrab via ABC News / The View / YouTube) A Fox News host is urging viewers to defend America's "western Christian culture" and to think "communism" whenever they hear about feminism or secularism. Rachel Campos-Duffy, a "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host, told viewers on Monday, "I think it's really up to us to reclaim our culture." "Making the state the center, removing the power of religion and family from our culture. It's up to us to make sure that our culture remains what it is, which is a Western Christian culture with a beautiful history that we have in this country, and that we have to defend these things every single day, especially with our children." Campos-Duffy has a history of targeting feminism. "Feminists like Hillary Clinton have robbed women of so much over the years, of…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (483+ words) Less than two weeks after her election as Seattle mayor, Katie Wilson has made clear she would accept a White House meeting with President Donald Trump if invited. The declaration by the self-described "socialist" comes amid mounting mass opposition to the Trump administration's fascistic assault on social services, healthcare and democratic rights, along with the accelerating war drive. It reveals the character of her politics and her administration's accommodation to the capitalist establishment. Wilson made her statement welcoming a dialogue with Trump in a November 22 interview with the Seattle Times. "I'll meet with anyone," Wilson said. "I mean, he's the president of the United States." Her response came the day after New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, met with Trump and declared a "partnership" with Trump. Wilson's touted "bold progressive agenda" has been…...