26 h. ago House Speaker asked if he hasn’t sworn in new Congresswoman because of the Epstein files

House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked if his refusal to swear in a newly-elected Democrat Congresswoman has “anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein?”

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50 h. ago Government shutdown live: Speaker Johnson says Schumer ‘handed Trump the keys’ as he cheers chance to ‘downsize’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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50 h. ago US government shutdown live: Senate votes down Democratic continuing resolution as speaker says House will return next week

Senate votes 47-53, with all Republicans opposed, to reject Democrats’ counterproposal to fund government; Mike Johnson says House will returnUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago JD Vance calls Trump the ‘trolling master’ as he pins government shutdown on Democrats

Vance was praising House Speaker Mike Johnson for resurfacing old video of Democrats arguing against a government shutdown

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51 h. ago Government shutdown live: Poll reveals who Americans blame as Vance warns travelers that air traffic controllers ‘no longer getting paid’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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51 h. ago US government shutdown live: House will return to DC next week, says speaker, as Democrats blame ‘unhinged’ Trump for shutdown

Mike Johnson says House will return; Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries say president’s behavior has become more ‘erratic’ over preceding daysUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Trump says government shutdown likely as House Democrats call out Republicans for delaying votes before funding deadline – live

Government funding is set to expire at midnight ET; Republican speaker Mike Johnson pushed back House return in order to prevent Democrats from negotiating furtherThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ted Cruz mocks MTG’s ‘not suicidal’ post with claims ‘powerful people’ are trying to silence her over Epstein files

The MAGA firebrand urged her followers to investigate should ‘something happen’ to her

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3 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell petition discussed by Supreme Court as Congress appears set to vote on Epstein files release

Maxwell’s lawyers say prosecutors should not have pursued a case against her because Epstein sought a deal with prosecutors more than a decade earlier

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4 d. ago QAnon shaman sues Trump for $40 trillion and targets Musk, T

The QAnon Shaman withdrew his support for Trump after the president refused to release the Epstein files

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5 d. ago ‘I do not work for you’: MTG speaks out on growing rift with Trump’s White House over Epstein files

‘I’m like, “[Expletive] you,”’ Marjorie Taylor Greene said about receiving threats from White House officials

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5 d. ago Elon Musk hits back at 'false narrative' after being linked to Epstein files

Elon Musk issued a blistering response to a news article that linked him to disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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6 d. ago ‘Find it in your heart to seek the truth’: Epstein survivor pushes for lawmakers to release files

Jess Michaels says authorities are ‘completely ignoring’ hers and dozens of other victims’ statements about Epstein’s traffickingJess Michaels was in the prime of her life. It was 1990 and Michaels was working as a professional dancer. A colleague in Brooklyn needed a roommate and Michaels took her up on the offer, moving to New York City.Michaels’ career swiftly took off; she even landed an 18-month contract in Japan. “I worked with MC Hammer,” Michaels said, recalling that she also worked as a backup dancer in an Aretha Franklin video. “I was thriving.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New Epstein files reveal Prince Andrew ‘flew to Florida with Ghislaine Maxwell on paedophile’s private jet’

The documents record a payment of $200 for a ‘massage for Andrew’, though it is unclear if this refers to the Duke of York

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6 d. ago Trump’s latest distraction from Epstein files dates back 90 years: ‘Declassify Amelia Earhart’

It’s unclear what records about the pioneering aviatrix exist or why they would be classified to begin with

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6 d. ago Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in latest Epstein files release

The materials were made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in the US

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6 d. ago Key Democrat says bipartisan vote to compel Trump release of Epstein files could come Monday: ‘As soon as she’s sworn in’

Rep. Ro Khanna is optimistic the vote can happen

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6 d. ago Prince Andrew 'flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet and had massages paid for by paedophile' while Elon Musk 'planned to visit island', according to bombshell documents

Documents released by democrats sitting on the House Oversight Committee in the US, show Andrew as a listed passenger on a flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palm Beach in Florida .

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7 d. ago House Democrats release latest Jeffrey Epstein documents with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions

Small tranche of documents includes meeting itineraries, flight manifest and redacted financial transactions

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew resurfaces in latest Epstein files dump over flight to island with Ghislaine Maxwell

Prince Andrew is named as a passenger on the paedophile financier's jet in new files released by the House Oversight Committee in the US - and billionaire Elon Musk also makes an appearance

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