1 hour ago Supreme court rejects appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell – US politics live

Justices declines to take up case that would have renewed attention on case after Trump administration faced criticism for refusing to release Epstein filesThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago ‘Daddy’s watching!’ SNL is back with a bang as Trump sketch rips president over wars, late

‘I’m just keeping an eye on SNL, making sure they don’t do anything too mean about me,’ James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, quipped during the cold open

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3 d. ago PGA of America president belatedly admits US Ryder Cup fans ‘crossed line’ with abuse

Don Rea Jr writes letter to organization’s membersEuropean players and wives were verbally abusedThe president of the PGA of America, who had initially dismissed abuse directed at Europe’s players during this year’s Ryder Cup as no worse than at “a youth soccer game”, has issued an apology.“Let me begin with what we must own. While the competition was spirited – especially with the US team’s rally on Sunday afternoon – some fan behavior clearly crossed the line,” Don Rea Jr wrote in an email to PGA of America members. “It was disrespectful, inappropriate, and not representative of who we are as the PGA of America or as PGA of America golf professionals. We condemn that behavior unequivocally.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands mysteriously reappears on National Mall

The 12-foot-tall statue is titled ‘Best Friends Forever’

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7 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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8 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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9 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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9 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs would’ve affected US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs prompted US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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9 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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9 d. ago Elon Musk named in Epstein files after X owner demanded Trump impeachment for links to paedophile

Elon Musk was reportedly listed as a potential visitor to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Little St James - after he mocked Donald Trump for his association with the paedophile

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1 week ago New permit for removed Trump and Epstein statue revoked again ‘without explanation’, organizers claim

Early Tuesday morning, the Trump-Epstein statue appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but was quickly removed

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1 week ago Trump’s deadline call to Rupert Murdoch from Air Force One demanding he kill WSJ story on Epstein birthday note: report

Trump and his team desperately tried to get Murdoch and his newspaper to stop the story

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1 week ago Trump’s frantic call to Rupert Murdoch from Air Force One demanding he kill WSJ story on Epstein birthday note: report

Trump and his team desperately tried to get Murdoch and his newspaper to stop the story

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1 week ago Trump scrambles to sway MTG, Boebert or Mace on Epstein files as House now has enough votes to force release within days

A special election in Arizona provides the 218th signature to force a vote on the release of files related to Epstein

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1 week ago ‘Bomb went off’: Report reveals moment Epstein files rocked the White House and why Trump is desperate to keep them secret

The Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files fallout was reportedly a summer of ‘disorganization,’ high-stakes strategy meetings in the Situation Room, and a series of ‘errors’

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1 week ago Trump reportedly told aides ‘Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time’ when discussing Epstein friendship

President has repeatedly tried to shut down questions about his past friendship with the late pedophile but demands for the release of Justice Department files on his activities continue

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1 week ago Disappointed Christians say 'God is delaying the Rapture' until Epstein Files are released

After the rapture failed to happen on Tuesday, many Christians are blaming it on the fact Donald Trump hasn't released a trove of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein

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1 week ago Statue 'celebrating' Trump and Epstein friendship placed near White House

A giant statue has been erected near the White House to celebrate the friendship between US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

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1 week ago Orange man baby reacts furiously to giant statue of him holding hands with Epstein

A 12-foot statue of President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands appeared at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. early Tuesday, sparking outrage among Trump supporters

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