Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that the convicted sex offender exchanged text messages with a Democratic member of Congress during Michael Cohen’s February 2019 testimony, and that those messages may have influenced the congresswoman’s questioning of Cohen. The documents, published Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee, include copies of Epstein’s digital communications, … Read more
President Donald Trump on Friday narrowed the reach of his global tariff policy, removing duties on several grocery staples as the administration confronted growing public frustration over persistent food costs. A Nov. 14 executive order said new recommendations and progress in trade negotiations made it “necessary and appropriate to further modify the scope” of products … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to hold a Republican Party convention ahead of the 2026 midterm elections is gaining traction among GOP leadership and is increasingly likely to be approved. Johnson’s comments came during his weekly press briefing, where he recounted a phone call with Trump in … Read more
A police officer was critically injured Friday night when two law enforcement vehicles collided while escorting Vice President J.D. Vance’s motorcade in Maryville, Tennessee, local officials said. The crash, about 17 miles south of Knoxville, involved a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer, according to CBS News. Both were participating … Read more
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is again insisting that he would seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the foreign leader were to visit the city. Mamdani reiterated the position Friday during an interview on “Politics Unusual” with host Morgan McKay. McKay asked Mamdani when he plans to meet Mayor Eric … Read more
The Senate Judiciary Committee is examining whether the Justice Department improperly moved to shut down an inquiry into the Clinton campaign’s funding of the Steele dossier. Committee Chairman Sen. Charles E. Grassley said a whistleblower has alleged that two senior officials involved in the Justice Department’s Arctic Frost investigation of President Trump previously played key … Read more
Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team is raising serious concerns about the integrity of the federal prison system after her attorney, Leah Saffian, said multiple staff members at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, were dismissed for improperly accessing and distributing Maxwell’s privileged communications. According to Saffian, the former employees allegedly entered the prison’s email system … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday rolling back tariffs on a broad range of grocery staples — including beef, coffee, tomatoes, and bananas — in a move aimed at lowering food prices and fulfilling his pledge to make life more affordable for American families. The order exempts certain imported agricultural products from reciprocal … Read more
A Tennessee Republican lawmaker died overnight at his residence in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said that Tennessee Representative Jeff Burkhart (R-Clarksville) was discovered deceased at home early Friday morning. He was 63 years old. The sheriff’s office said the call came in at about 7 a.m. Burkhart was a firefighter in Clarksville … Read more
Former President Barack Obama has often positioned himself as a voice urging unity within the Democratic Party, and his latest comments continue that theme. During an appearance on the popular podcast Pod Save America, Obama said that if Democrats want to build a winning national coalition, they must make space for a variety of ideological … Read more