47 h. ago Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships

A federal appeals court is blocking Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers

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9 d. ago US justice department still has hundreds of thousands of Epstein files due to be released

Amid outrage over limited release so far and widespread redactions, DoJ analysts labor to vet remaining filesThe US justice department estimates it has hundreds of thousands of additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein to review – a process that involves a team of 200 departmental analysts and which will take another week to complete.According to Axios, which cited unnamed justice department officials, about 750,000 records have been reviewed and disclosed, and about 700,000 more remain to be examined. However, many of those may be duplicates, so the remaining number of records may only be in the thousands. Continue reading...

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1 week ago We need to quiz Andrew, said FBI: How the US asked Britain to put ex

Hundreds of documents concerning paedophile Jeffrey Epstein were released by the US government as part of its transparency drive, and some give Andrew further questions to answer.

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1 week ago Three conservative Supreme Court justices join liberals to block Trump’s troop deployment to Chicago

Trump’s rare loss at the high court could impact the president’s attempts to send the military into cities

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1 week ago US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago

In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area, in an important reining-in of the US president’s efforts to expand the use of the military for domestic purposes in historic moves against a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions.The nation’s highest court denied the US justice department’s request to lift a judge’s order in October that has blocked the deployment of hundreds of national guard personnel in a legal challenge brought by Illinois state officials and local leaders, who had opposed any federalization of those troops to offer backup to immigration enforcement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown

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1 week ago Stunned CNN host Jake Tapper scrolls through '100 pages of redaction' in Epstein files release live on air

Jake Tapper took out his phone and scrolled in exasperation through the hundreds of pages of redacted content in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice Friday.

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2 w. ago Bill Clinton breaks silence on damning Epstein file photos with blistering accusation about Trump: Live updates

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein files released as Justice Department drops hundreds of thousands of documents on powerful ties to sex predator

The case around the notorious and deceased pedophile has been entangled in years of conspiracy theories.

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2 w. ago Bill Clinton gets cozy with Epstein and frolics in hot tub as long

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Bombshell Epstein files finally released as 300,000 pages of records are revealed

US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said "several hundred thousand" records would be released today with more to come in the following weeks

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2 w. ago Trump REFUSES to answer questions with Epstein files set to be released imminently: Live updates

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Trump administration responds to allegations DOJ won't release all the Epstein files by deadline: Live updates

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Trump administration threatened with prosecution after DOJ admits Epstein files won't all be released today: Live updates

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Epstein files: Democrats vow to fight Trump officials’ plan to hold back some documents, slamming ‘violation of federal law’ – live

Lawmakers accuse justice department of defying the Epstein Files Transparency ActUS legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein filesEpstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officialsFBI director Kash Patel has said “no one is above the law” after a Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.Patel is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to celebrate what it sees as a victory in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein files

Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, says release of files won’t include full set, prompting outrage from lawmakersUS politics live – latest updatesTodd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said that the Department of Justice will not release all its files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, despite the deadline stated in the law. Blanche’s comments drew sharp rebuke from Capitol Hill, where top legislators threatened legal action “in the face of this violation of federal law”.Speaking in an interview on Fox News on Friday morning, Blanche said: “I expect we’re going to release several hundred thousand documents today, and those documents will come in all different forms, photographs and other materials associated with all of the investigations into Mr Epstein”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Epstein live updates: Democrats accuse Trump admin of ‘cover up’ and violating law after DOJ limits file release

Deputy attorney general said hundreds of thousands of documents would be released in the coming weeks to give the DoJ more time for redactions

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2 w. ago Top Democrat slams justice department plan to hold back some Epstein files despite today’s deadline – live

Chuck Schumer comment comes after deputy attorney says ‘several hundred thousand’ files would be released but some may be held back temporarilyEpstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officialsFBI director Kash Patel has said “no one is above the law” after a Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.Patel is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to celebrate what it sees as a victory in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Epstein files release in chaos as DOJ admits it will miss deadline by WEEKS... but vows massive document dump still coming today: Live updates

President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.

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2 w. ago Epstein live updates: Several hundred thousand files to be released today, Trump admin announces

It is unclear how much new information will be released since Attorney General Pam Bondi is permitted to redact sensitive material

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