9 h. ago Top Democrat calls on Trump administration to release full video of ‘double

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said that if the administration thinks that their ‘actions are justifiable, what are they hiding from the American people?’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Trump backtracks on Venezuela boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Live

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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20 h. ago Trump backtracks on boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Live

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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21 h. ago Trump backtracks on boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Latest

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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58 h. ago Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat

Trump team faces mounting pressure as members of Congress allege that the deadly attack was unlawfulUS Democrats on Sunday pushed the Trump administration to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat incapacitated in the Caribbean, continuing to escalate pressure on the Pentagon amid accusations the attack was unlawful.Eleven people died in the 2 September attack, including two men killed in a follow-up strike as they reportedly clung to wreckage for an hour. That killing has been met with intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes after the Washington Post reported defense secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill them all”. Adm Frank Bradley of the US navy, who oversaw the attack, told lawmakers on Thursday there was no such order – and the Pentagon has defended the legality of the attack. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Democratic and GOP lawmakers contradict each other in describing ‘double tap’ boat strike footage

Trump said this week that he would release video of controversial ‘double-tap’ strike that targeted survivors

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3 d. ago EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far

The Trump administration released a policy paper on Friday that made explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right partiesOvernight Russian missile and drone strikes left parts of Ukraine without power on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Telegram.The strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, according to the ministry. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago MTG says Trump was ‘furious’ with her for supporting release of Epstein Files

The Georgia congresswoman said women who’d been trafficked and abused by Epstein ‘deserve everything they’re asking’

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5 d. ago US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring it to release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

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5 d. ago Donald Trump health report 'may have scanned wrong area', doctor claims

Donald Trump's physician released a health memo earlier this month, but a medical expert has claimed crucial data may be missing from the report

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7 d. ago House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’

‘I think America wants us to pass this,’ Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett tells The Independent

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8 d. ago Donald Trump has MRI results released after sparking health concerns with walk

A video of Donald Trump walking unsteadily caused another wave of concern for the President's health, and now he has undergone an MRI scan to prove that his health was completely fine

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8 d. ago Donald Trump's MRI scan results released after growing concerns for President's health

The White House has confirmed the US President underwent the scan amid concerns for his health

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8 d. ago Donald Trump MRI shows 'no evidence' of abnormality, White House confirms

The White House has released a statement regarding Donald Trump's health, following an MRI scan and comprehensive physical examination.

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8 d. ago White House insists Trump’s recent physical shows ‘perfectly normal’ health

US president, who is 79, had October exam amid concerns over his cognitive abilities and mental fitnessUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House on Monday released details of Donald Trump’s recent “comprehensive executive physical” after the president admitted Sunday night he had “no idea” what part of his body had been the subject of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.Trump, the oldest-ever US president, underwent the procedure during a surprise “semiannual physical” on 10 October and faced questions about it from reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington DC after a Thanksgiving break in Florida. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump says he’ll release MRI results but has ‘no idea’ which body part was scanned

US president, who is 79, spoke about scan amid concerns over his cognitive abilities and mental fitnessUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said he will release the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan conducted during his surprise “semiannual physical” in October – but was unable to tell reporters what part of his body was under investigation.The oldest-ever US president faced questions over the procedure on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington DC on Sunday night after a Thanksgiving break in Florida. It is the latest episode of recurring concern about the cognitive abilities and mental fitness of the 79-year-old, who insisted he had “aced” earlier tests relating to his brain functioning. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Donald Trump will release results of MRI scan but admits he has 'no idea' on body part

The White House has so far declined to explain why the US president underwent an MRI during his physical last month

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9 d. ago Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned

President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October

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1 week ago White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories

Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalismThe White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago As Epstein files release looms, question abound on what happens next: ‘Possibilities are endless’

People implicated in the late sex offender’s crimes might face criminal charges or, at the very least, social ostracismAs the clock ticks toward the congressionally mandated deadline of 19 December by which Donald Trump’s justice department must release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, there is intense speculation about the contents of these documents – but also questions as to what happens when they are released.The US president on 19 November signed a bipartisan bill requiring that the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, disclose these documents to the US public within 30 days. Given that other tranches of materials related to the disgraced financier included damning correspondence with high-profile individuals, many expect that still more names of the rich, famous and powerful will be named. Continue reading...

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