30 m. ago House votes to end longest government shutdown in US history

The vote comes after the government was shut down for almost 43 days with six Democrats joining Republicans, despite the fact that it does not include an extension of health care tax credits Democrats want

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46 m. ago House begins voting on bill to end government shutdown as new Epstein revelations roil US politics – live

The White House announced that Donald Trump plans to sign the legislation to reopen the federal government at 9:45pm Eastern Time, on live televisionIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a p...

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57 m. ago US House will vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announced move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, whose signature triggered vote Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, told reporters on Wednesday he will put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back,” the speaker told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Trump named in released Epstein emails while White House says leaks give ‘fake narrative’: Live updates

‘These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments,’ White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

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99 m. 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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1 hour ago America’s least popular city revealed in new report as residents flee in droves

Residents of the least popular cities were driven by affordability concerns and desire for newer housing stock, an analysis found

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2 h. ago US House begins voting on bill that could end longest ever government shutdown

House Democrats vow to vote no but Republican leaders optimistic legislation to reopen government will passUS politics – live updatesThe House on Wednesday began voting on legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in US history, as Democrats voiced fury that the Senate-brokered compromise fails to extend expiring healthcare subsidies.The House returned to Washington to vote after a more than 50-day absence ordered by the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, to pressure Senate Democrats into reopening the government.The measure’s passage would be welcome news for the White House, which is looking to end the shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago White House weighs in on calls for Andrew to testify in US on Epstein

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Donald Trump thinks Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify to Congress on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal during a briefing on Wednesday (12 November).

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3 h. ago Pregnant woman who died at home after 'medical incident' named as tributes paid

Emergency services were called to a house on Highsted Road in Kirkby, Merseyside, shortly before 11am on Tuesday, November 11, following reports of an urgent medical incident

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3 h. ago Grand jury indicts former Louisiana House Speaker for allegedly stealing rare state artifact

A grand jury indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for allegedly stealing a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state capitol

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3 h. ago Trump in Epstein meltdown as controversial GOP lawmaker is rushed to Situation Room summit

Top Trump administration officials met in the White House Wednesday regarding bipartisan efforts in the US House to force a vote on releasing the DOJ's case files related to Epstein.

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3 h. ago Brits illegally streaming Sky TV warned as households lose £1,680 to fraudsters

While there is a crack down on those streaming illegally, this isn't the only price some households are paying.

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3 h. ago Fox News finally — and vaguely — references the bombshell Trump

A Fox News correspondent said late Wednesday morning that there were ‘some new developments today from the House Oversight Committee,’ without ever explaining what those developments were

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4 h. ago US government shutdown nears an end as House approves funding deal

White House says bill would be signed by President Trump on Wednesday night

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4 h. 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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4 h. ago Experts discover a link between how much money you make and dementia risk

More than 7 million Americans living with dementia — a number expected to double by 2060

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5 h. ago First picture of missing man found dead in Kilmacolm field as two men charged

Robert Best, 50, was discovered after police were called to a report of a body being discovered in a field near High Mathernock Farm.

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5 h. ago Police investigating murder of British expat in Dordogne probe builders who had been renovating her house

Mother-of-four Karen Carter, 65, was found sprawled on the driveway of her property in the village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, after returning from a wine tasting on April 29.

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5 h. ago Trump calls Epstein emails a Democratic deflection after correspondence alleges president ‘knew about the girls’ – live

Trump says release of Epstein emails is a distraction from Democrats’ performance during shutdown; White House says they ‘prove absolutely nothing’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane o...

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5 h. ago Kash Patel interrupts White House briefing to explain his secret flight to China

The FBI director scurried out of the White House briefing room before reporters could ask him why the president spent ‘hours’ at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with Virginia Giuffre

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