4 h. ago Trump to sign bill to compel release of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein

Trump had fought against releasing the files but reversed course after it was clear the House would pass legislationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign a bill to compel the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein files, calling the issue a “hoax” and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, despite promising their release on the campaign trail. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Trump expected to sign bill to release Epstein files after it clears Senate and House: Live updates

After the House voted near-unanimously to release the Epstein files — with one Republican, Clay Higgins, voting against the measure — Chuck Schumer successfully pushed for it to automatically pass once it reached the Senate

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22 h. ago Epstein files release closer after US House votes overwhelmingly in favour

The house voted 417-1 in favour of releasing the files which are held by the US Justice Department

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24 h. ago House overwhelmingly clears release of explosive Epstein files in risky brushback of Trump

The House has passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, paving the way for the release of tens of thousands of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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24 h. ago House votes overwhelmingly to release Epstein files after Trump and Republican allies drop resistance – US politics live

Near-unanimous vote passes on bill to force release of all files related to investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey EpsteinThe Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Goodbye June trailer drops with emotional Netflix fans saying the same thing

Goodbye June's official Netflix trailer has been released and it's clear it's going to be a major tear-jerker this Christmas.

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6 d. ago Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in after seven weeks in move that triggers Epstein vote

Mike Johnson, the House speaker, had prevented the representative from taking her seat after a special electionArizona Democratic Adelita Grijalva was sworn in by Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, on Wednesday, ending a contentious seven-week standoff that prevented the incoming representative from taking her seat and clearing the path for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.House Democrats burst into applause on the House floor when Grijalva took the oath of office during a ceremonial swearing in, shortly before the chamber was poised to take up legislation that would end the longest federal government shutdown in US history. The ceremony comes seven weeks after Grijalva won a late September special election to succeed her father, the longtime representative Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in after seven weeks in move that could force Epstein vote

Mike Johnson, the House speaker, had prevented the representative from taking her seat after a special electionArizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in by Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, on Wednesday, ending a seven-week standoff that prevented the incoming congresswoman from taking her seat and clearing the path for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.House Democrats burst into applause on the House floor when Grijalva took the oath of office during a ceremonial swearing in, shortly before the chamber was poised to take up legislation that would end the longest federal government shutdown in US history. The ceremony comes 49 days after Grijalva won a late September special election to succeed her father, the longtime congressman Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mike Johnson to swear in Democrat who could force Epstein vote after weeks

Arizona representative-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in after House speaker prevented her from taking her seatMike Johnson, the US House speaker, is expected to swear in Democratic representative-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday afternoon, ending a seven-week standoff that prevented the incoming Arizona legislator from taking her congressional seat and clearing the path for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.Johnson’s office announced Grijalva will take the oath of office on the House floor at approximately 4pm ET, ahead of a vote to reopen the federal government. The ceremony comes 49 days after Grijalva won a late September special election to succeed her father, the longtime congressman Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

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2 w. ago Kevin De Bruyne releases statement as Man City legend's injury blow becomes clear

The former Manchester City midfielder joined Serie A side Napoli on a free transfer in the summer but is now set for a spell on the sidelines.

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3 w. ago Sentencing reforms clear the Commons despite concerns over early releases

The Sentencing Bill aims to ease the crisis in prison places by restricting the use of short sentences and strengthening community punishments.

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3 w. ago Kid Rock is already making a play to be the first musician to perform in Trump’s $300 million ballroom

The country singer defended the ballroom project: ‘That is the people’s house, and guess what? We the people elected this man overwhelmingly to be in that house. And he’s going to build a big beautiful addition’

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3 w. ago ‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie SmithDevonté Hynes is telling me how he came to be living back in his childhood home in Ilford, east London, at the age of 37, after his mother had fallen ill. “It was a surreal experience,” he says of the sudden move from Brooklyn, where he makes music as Blood Orange, to sleeping in the bedroom where he once put up posters of David Beckham and the Smashing Pumpkins. “Physically, you’re bigger: your shape has changed. But the space is the same. The memories are the same.”Hynes came back to England to be by the bedside of his mother in hospital, and stayed at home a while after she died in 2023. This tragic disruptionproduced his fifth full-length release, Essex Honey, a clear contender for album of the year. It’s a record grounded by grief but fizzing with the memory flashes that came with returning home to the edge of Es...

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3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre's ghostwriter reveals explosive Epstein list time bomb: 'I know all the names'

Amy Wallace revealed she holds the names of everyone listed in the Epstein files, along with private recordings to prove it.

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