The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking empire are begging Donald Trump to stop turning their suffering into a political issue. Speaking during a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, a group of the financier’s victims excoriated Trump’s dogged
In 1843, Karl Marx said religion was the opium of the people, and in 1955, Raymond Aron said Marxism was the opium of the intellectuals. Aron’s formulation was later updated in the 1973 Lindsay Anderson film O Lucky Man! to “Revolution is the opium of the intellectuals.” All
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he will vote on Tuesday for the bill to directing the Department of Justice to release files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, even as he expressed deep concerns with the measure and said he hoped the Senate would make changes to it.
One Republican stood up to share frustrations about the party's health care approach in a closed-door meeting.
Comedian Seth Meyers on Monday mocked President Trump’s calls for NBC to throw him off the airwaves, the latest tit for tat between the president and late night TV hosts. “When you accuse me of Trump derangement syndrome, I take that diagnosis seriously, because you’re clearly
Mark Epstein, the brother of Jeffrey Epstein, said Monday that the late convicted sex offender “definitely had dirt” on President Trump. “He didn’t tell me what he knew, but Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump,” Epstein told host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a sharp jab at President Trump on Tuesday after their public feud last week over the release of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Greene joined Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and a group
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, remains in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the Rainbow Push Coalition said in a Monday release. The social justice organization, which Jackson formed in 1996, added that the civil rights leader would be moved from the ICU
A more nuanced, detailed dialogue is necessary.
When misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate and his brother left Romania in February to return to the U.S., a Trump administration official intervened on their behalf with Customs and Border Protection. ProPublica reports that Paul Ingrassia, a White House lawyer who had
President Trump will welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seek to deepen military, economic and diplomatic cooperation between the nations. Bin Salman's visit demonstrates a change from what former President
A federal appeals court panel affirmed the dismissal Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN for using the term “the Big Lie,” calling the president’s claims “unpersuasive” and “meritless.” “Trump has not adequately alleged the falsity of
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as lawmakers prepare to vote on legislation that will require the Justice Department (DOJ) to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats have predicted that the
A group of Jeffrey Epstein accusers gathered on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to pressure Congress to pass legislation forcing the Trump administration to release all the government files related to the late child sex offender. The women joined the leading backers of the bill — Reps.
President Trump has mishandled the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, fanning the flames of a baseless conspiracy theory and making numerous mistakes in his attempts to release the Epstein files.
At the U.N. Security Council on Monday and in the White House on Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu’s diplomatic cul-de-sac and defeat was on full display. A man who claimed to be the savior of Western civilization and a member of the world’s executive committee is now exposed. He is
President Donald Trump interrupted his own scrambled attempt to elucidate his affordability pitch to talk about his favorite sandwich. “I like the fish,” said a hoarser-than-usual Trump while speaking at the McDonald’s National Impact Summit in Washington Monday night. He waved
Bill O’Reilly on Monday said President Trump has lost power over the American people during his second administration. While appearing on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland Vittert," the longtime conservative pundit said the president “doesn’t have control over the hearts
American politics has come a long way since World War II. More than 250,000 Americans lost their lives fighting fascism in the European theater between 1942 and 1945, but decades later, that fervor to reject the destructive ideology seems to have died among the country’s ruling
Ty Cobb, former White House lawyer in President Trump’s first term, said on Monday that Trump’s reversal on the congressional vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files shows the president at his “narcissistic worst.” In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront," Trump’s
As Congress prepares to consider the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025, lawmakers are being asked to weigh a measure that could reshape how Americans participate in the nation’s legal system. What many may not realize is that beneath this bill’s appealing promise of
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved late Monday to make it easier for immigration officers to deny green cards to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. The latest iteration of the so-called public charge rule would strike down the Biden-era
A defense lawyer for two officials targeted by President Trump over their personal real estate dealings ripped into the administration's bid to pursue cases against them Monday, pinning blame on a housing official who lodged the allegations and the president's own campaign for
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning ahead of a vote on releasing files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson, after Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) reached the 218 votes
President Trump on Tuesday said amid rising health care premiums he would only consider approving legislation that provides a pathway for direct health care payments. “THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I WILL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING THE MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE, WITH NOTHING
Federal immigration officers arrested over 130 individuals across the first two days of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) operations around Charlotte, N.C., the agency said Monday. Among those arrested are 44 undocumented migrants with serious offenses on their record
A task force comprised of local, state and federal law enforcement groups located and recovered 122 missing and endangered Florida children, the US Marshals announced Monday.
Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell (D) on Monday said that federal immigration authorities are soon expected in North Carolina's capital following targeted enforcement efforts in the city of Charlotte. “I ask Raleigh to remember our values and maintain peace and respect through any
Even if you do not qualify as a political enemy, in the Trumposphere, if you’ve offended, you’re suspended.
Donald Trump snapped at a reporter late last week when she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein files, appearing to insult her appearance. The president was asked on Friday aboard Air Force One about his name showing up in many of Epstein’s emails and correspondence released by
Headlines say “agents are here,” but the data says otherwise.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to a New York law that blocks immigration arrests for people traveling to and from state courthouses. U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino rejected the administration’s claims that New York’s restrictions
The social platform X was down for thousands of users Tuesday morning, as web infrastructure provider Cloudfare experienced issues. More than 10,000 users reported problems with the site starting at around 6:30 a.m. EST, according to Downdetector, which briefly went down
Bill Maher says fears about being "shot by the left or the right" are part of the reason he's no longer doing stand-up gigs around the country. "I got off the road this year," Maher said on his "Club Random" podcast in a conversation with Patton Oswalt, released Monday. "I feel
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who are leading the charge to release files related to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the House prepares to vote on the "Epstein Files Transparency Act." In recent
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Monday said the Justice Department’s (DOJ) case against former FBI Director James Comey is “dead” due to missteps made by Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, throughout the indictment. “I think it’s dead
A coalition of faith groups called on leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday to “act now” on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots following several teenage suicides linked to the technology. The Words & Wisdom coalition, which includes the National
Faced with a massive U.S. military deployment, Maduro knows he cannot survive a formal war in the conventional sense.
President Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R ) on redistricting on Tuesday, writing in a TruthSocial post that the GOP governor “must produce” on adding Republican congressional seats. “I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana
The House on Tuesday will take up a vote on legislation to release information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after President Trump, in a reversal, backed the push over the weekend. This morning, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.),
The fight to define what the political right will stand for after President Trump leaves office is revving up, not even a year into his second term. Signs of what were once behind-the-scenes rifts are breaking into public view, from the recent turbulence at the Heritage
Texas has become the top state for business relocation, with 200 major companies moving there since 2020 due to its low tax rates, light regulation and business-welcoming environment, while California, New York, Illinois and Michigan have each lost one congressional seat due to
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) quipped that President Trump reversed his position on the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because "he got tired of us winning." “Well, he got tired of us winning, and he decided to join us,” Massie said Monday
The program is currently available in Los Angeles, Seattle and Dallas, but Ford said more cities are soon to come.
It's not the first time Kennedy has questioned the exposure theory and said he thinks aluminum in vaccines should be studied.
The word “filibuster,” which derives from a Dutch term for pirates and plunderers, somehow came to describe those who disrupt legislative business. The practice is much older — Cato the Younger was known speak until nightfall on the floor of the Roman Senate to frustrate the