3 h. ago Republican Thomas Massie gets the ball rolling on release of Epstein files as Congress returns to DC

Massie says he’s confident discharge petition can reach required 218 signatures to pass

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23 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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4 d. ago Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired

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4 d. ago Pam Bondi and Kash Patel to testify to Congress on handling of Epstein case and the fallout

The move comes one week after the Department of Justice released Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts

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4 d. ago Pam Bondi and Kash Patel to testify to Congress on handling Epstein case and the fallout

The move comes one week after the DOJ released the Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts

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7 d. ago Angry town hall attendee rips Republican congressman for sucking up to Trump: ‘The man is a dictator’

Alford faced backlash in Missouri despite breaking from Trump on deploying the National Guard into cities

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7 d. ago A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It's a big deal to some shoppers and businesses

Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the U.S. this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods

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8 d. ago Trump fears he won’t get into heaven. I think he has nothing to worry about | Dave Schilling

His concerns are understandable after decades acting in his own best interest. On the other hand, he’s very rich“Will Donald Trump get into heaven?” I know this is a question weighing heavily on your mind right now. The current president of the United States is 79 years old, so we don’t have much time left to sort this one out. Trump clearly has eternity at the top of his agenda, having spoken on at least two occasions about what happens when we die. He called into a radio program called the Todd Starnes Show, which is a thing people listen to when the internet is out on their block. He waxed on about his military deployment in Washington DC, but also about the possible system that decides the fate of your everlasting soul. “There has to be some kind of a report card up there someplace, y’know, like: ‘Let’s go to heaven, let’s get into heaven.’ It’s sort of a beautiful thing,” he said to Starnes. He’s probably hoping they grade on a curve.On Fox News, Trump expressed serious doubt h...

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9 d. ago Epstein victim’s family says Ghislaine Maxwell got to ‘rewrite history’ in DOJ interviews

Comes after president says he ‘couldn’t care less’ that Justice Department plans to hand over trove of ‘Epstein files’ to House Oversight Committee

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9 d. ago Epstein victim’s family says Ghislaine Maxwell got to ‘rewrite history’ in DOJ interviews: Live updates

Comes after president says he ‘couldn’t care less’ that Justice Department plans to hand over trove of ‘Epstein files’ to House Oversight Committee

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9 d. ago Trump says many people in Epstein files ‘don’t deserve to be there’ amid fallout from Ghislaine Maxwell interview: Live

The president says he ‘couldn’t care less’ that Justice Department plans to hand over trove of ‘Epstein files’ to House Oversight Committee

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9 d. ago Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ if Epstein files are released to Congress and dubs it a ‘Democrat hoax’: Live updates

The president says people might be mentioned in the Epstein files ‘that don’t deserve to be’

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1 week ago Maxwell transcripts bring some respite for Trump, but fail to quell Maga uproar

Hundreds of transcript pages unlikely to pacify those who want to know more of president’s association with EpsteinFor weeks, Donald Trump has been on the defensive over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files and the extent of his own personal links to the late sex trafficker.While Trump had promised to release files related to Epstein, his justice department announced in July there would be no more disclosures, prompting uproar among conspiracy-minded Maga adherents and many other of his supporters. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell blasted as ‘known liar’ after Trump DOJ releases transcripts: Live updates

Maxwell, a convicted sex offender and Epstein accomplice, told Deputy Attorney General she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything ‘inappropriate’

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1 week ago Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell blasted by Dem as ‘known liar’ after Trump DOJ releases transcripts: Live updates

Maxwell, a convicted sex offender, told Deputy Attorney General she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything ‘inappropriate’

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell never saw Trump in ‘any inappropriate setting’, transcript shows

Newly released files from June DoJ interview shows Maxwell detailed Epstein-Trump social relationshipThe US Department of Justice has released the transcript and audio recording of an interview conducted by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, with the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.In a post on X, Blanche said the materials were being released “in the interest of transparency”, providing links to the transcript and to audio files. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell interview live: DOJ drops hours of transcripts with details on Epstein list and Trump involvement

Maxwell, a convicted sex offender, told Deputy Attorney General she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything ‘inappropriate’

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell said she never saw Trump in ‘any inappropriate setting’, transcript shows

Newly released files from June DoJ interview shows Maxwell detailed Epstein-Trump social relationshipThe US Department of Justice has released the transcript and audio recording of an interview conducted by deputy attorney general Todd Blanche with the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.In a post on X, Blanche said the materials were being released “in the interest of transparency”, providing links to the transcript and to audio files. Continue reading...

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1 week ago DOJ releases Maxwell interview with Todd Blanche as wait continues for Epstein Files: Live updates

House Oversight Committee intends to release files relating to criminal investigations into late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, panel’s spokesperson says

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1 week ago Thousands face deportation to danger as Trump targets temporary protections

People with temporary protected status face possible deportation even though their home countries – including Afghanistan and Haiti – remain unsafeMany thousands of immigrants living in the US who came from certain countries regarded as risky or dangerous are at the mercy of US judges and the Trump administration’s agenda to slash their work authorization and protection from deportation.Since taking office, the Trump administration has announced the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for citizens of seven of the 15 countries previously designated for shelter under this legal umbrella – with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) controversially citing improved conditions in some of those places. Continue reading...

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