Bill Clinton had flown on Epstein's private plane four separate times in 2002 and 2003, on one flight pictured receiving a massage from one of Epstein's victims. He also attended a dinner with Maxwell " whom he allegedly was close with " in 2014, three years after reports surfaced of her involvement in Epstein's child abuse activities, according to the subpoenas. Read more
FBI Director Kash Patel's taxpayer-funded trip to Italy that culminated with him chugging beer with the U.S. hockey team was revealed Wednesday to have included "long segments of personal and leisure time" after the leak of an internal schedule, a leak that the FBI condemned as a "criminal act," The New York Times reported.
Cuba's Interior Ministry has announced that four men on a US-registered speedboat were shot and killed after being intercepted in Cuban waters.
The US Defense Department has given artificial intelligence company Anthropic a Friday deadline to open its technology for unrestricted military use or face drastic action like being labelled a supply-chain risk or being forced to comply under emergency federal powers, media reports said Tuesday.
As Donald Trump droned on in his boring State of the Union, Democrats celebrated three wins in special elections.
A federal judge reprimanded Donald Trump's administration for claiming that an immigrant seeking his release from custody was convicted for marijuana possession in 2009 " when he was 4 years old. To support arguments for the man's ongoing detention and removal from the country, government lawyers attached a document from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they "indicated" was related to his criminal history. They submitted the document in court filings "despite the differences in birthdate, birthplace, parents' names, and immigration status," West Virginia District Judge Irene Berger noted in her order to release him on Tuesday.
On Monday, Candace Owens, 36, teased a multi-part YouTube series on Erika Kirk, 37, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University in September, aged 31. The trailer for "Bride of Charlie," which will premiere this Wednesday, opens with coverage of Charlie's killing before pivoting to his wife"now CEO of Turning Point"and ends with Erika wearing a crown. The trailer immediately detonated on the right. Donald Trump-linked influencer Laura Loomer said on X that it was "depraved" and "total harassment of a woman trying to be graceful and carry on her husband's legacy." Veteran conservative talker Mark Levin, 68, joined the pile-on with a post contrasting Owens with Kirk. "Candace Owens will never have the class, intelligence, decency, kindness, or beauty of Erika Kirk.
President Trump blasted Democratic politicians who declined to endorse his State of the Union message that the "first duty" of the US government is to protect American citizens over illegal migrants. "One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe," Trump said during his Tuesday night remarks in the House chamber. "So tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." Duly cued, Republicans led by Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rose to their feet while scores of Democrats remained firmly seated.
Five people are dead in Key Peninsula, Washington following a stabbing spree at a home Tuesday morning involving the suspect who county deputies were about to serve with an Order of Protection.
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Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown University in December because there was no FBI plane available to take them to Rhode Island, according to three sources and a whistleblower's account newly provided to Congress. FBI Director Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets and had given an order to hold the other for another team that would not normally respond to the scene, according to the whistleblower and the sources. The evidence response team instead had to drive through the night amid a snowstorm to reach the university in Providence, Rhode Island, by 9 o'clock the next morning, according to the whistleblower's account.
David Ryan Winters (40) was sentenced to three years in federal prison for cyberstalking. For almost a decade, Winters stalked, harassed, and threatened gay men online in the Raleigh-Durham NC area.
David Ryan Winters is not a good human being
Fun was had by all, except maybe the cops.
If I watch the SOTU I'll be blackout drunk within 20 minutes. Read more
Feb 24th, 8:00 pm Eastern
MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action host the People's State of the Union live from the National Mall in D.C.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, the event will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump's policies.
The Trump administration is considering requiring banks to collect proof of citizenship, like passports, from its customers, people familiar with the talks told Semafor. The policy would be retroactive, which means banks would have to solicit documentation from current customers as well as future ones, the people said. REAL IDs, which do not prove citizenship, would not be considered eligible.
Governor Newsom tonight: "You would not know Kamala Harris without Willie Brown" Fact-check: TRUE
