3 h. ago Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama – live

The president declared Huntsville, Alabama, would ‘forever be known from this point forward as Rocket City’ in his first public appearance in several daysDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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6 h. ago SARAH VINE: Starmer is the Prince Andrew of politics. He not only refuses to acknowledge the mess he's making

New term, new Keir. The Prime Minister was in full shiny new pencil case mode this week, gathering the nation's press to announce 'Phase Two' of his government.

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7 h. ago Prince Andrew once called a member of staff a 'fat lardy a***hole' and was the 'most unpopular royal', former protection officer claims

Paul Page, who served as a Royal protection officer between 1998 and 2004, said in new Channel 5 documentary that the Andrew once verbally attacked a staff member.

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7 h. ago ‘Trump loses again’: California governor reacts to judge ruling that national guard in LA violated federal law – live

Democratic governor Gavin Newsom takes shot at Trump after ‘the courts agree’ that deployment of national guard during LA immigration protests was illegalTrump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rulesDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Trump’s ‘exciting announcement’ related to the Pentagon, White House says – US politics live

It’s still unclear what the announcement will be, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says it’s related to the department of defenseDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Prince Andrew's ex Lady Victoria Hervey says she's 'amazed' Harry and Meghan's marriage has 'lasted so long'

The British socialite - who briefly dated the Duke of York in 1999 - told Closer magazine that Harry and Meghan's relationship 'seems to have been quite rocky' lately.

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28 h. ago Epstein, America’s health and government shutdown: Congress to return with a full plate of Trump’s agenda

Congress will face a vote on Jeffrey Epstein files, passing spending bills and preventing a spike in health care premiums when it comes back to Washington, Eric Garcia writes

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31 h. ago A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller

A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller

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38 h. ago Trump investigator Robert Mueller diagnosed with Parkinson’s, family says

The 81-year-old’s diagnosis led to the House Oversight Committee withdrawing its subpoena for the former FBI director in the Jeffrey Epstein probe

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38 h. ago Prince Andrew 'stayed pals with Epstein for FIVE years longer than he claimed'

Shocking emails from 2015 appear to show Jeffrey Epstein and the Duke of York were in contact with each other five years after Prince Andrew said he last spoke to the convicted sex offender

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58 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein’s ties to Trump officials – why wasn’t she pressed for names?

Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remainingAs deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”.“Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed. Nothing hidden,” Blanche also said of his two-day sit down with Maxwell, who was convicted sex trafficking in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Prince Andrew 'remained in contact with Jeffrey Epstein five years longer than he claimed in Newsnight interview', emails suggest

Correspondence in late 2015 between the American financier and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, in which the Duke of York is namechecked.

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69 h. ago Three years on, the 'significant sum' paid out by Prince Andrew has still not reached accuser Virginia Giuffre's charity

The 'significant' sum - which is thought to be in the millions - has yet to be sent to Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR) which was founded by Virginia Giuffre.

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3 d. ago Three years on, the 'significant sum' paid out by Prince Andrew has still not reached accuser Virginia Giuffre's charity  

The 'significant' sum - which is thought to be in the millions - has yet to be sent to Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR) which was founded by Virginia Giuffre.

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre makes bombshell 'sex with Prince Andrew' claim in new book

Virginia Giuffre claims she was sent to have sex with Prince Andrew a fourth time, according to an early manuscript seen by The Mirror, expected to feature in her memoir, Nobody's Girl

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre 'sent to Prince Andrew for sex a fourth time' amid memoir claims

Before her suicide in April, Ms Giffre worked on her “unsparing” book, which will be published in October and sources say does not hold back.

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre 'sent to have sex with Prince Andrew for FOURTH time' in bombshell claim

EXCLUSIVE: Before her suicide, Virginia Giuffre spent the last few months of her life finalising her book detailing her alleged time with Prince Andrew - the book is due out in October.

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3 d. ago Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice's inheritance from Andrew at risk after 'refusal'

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not working members of the Royal Family, but they do have HRH titles - and their inheritance could be at risk after 'refusing' to do one thing

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4 d. ago Trump’s approval rating plummets to record second term low, new poll says

Gaza, Jeffrey Epstein and National Guard occupation of Washington D.C. all fuel drop in Trump’s support with Republicans

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