Last year, the U.S. was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers. With increased scrutiny at the border, ICE violence and unpredictable policies, the new year isn't looking better. read more
President Donald Trump has told Congress he is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would ensure the kingdom does not develop nuclear weapons, according to a copy of the document sent to Congress and reviewed by Reuters. read more
The US president's renewed criticism of the Chagos deal is reportedly because he is being blocked from using UK bases for a strike on Iran. read more
Gross domestic produce rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, according to Commerce Department numbers adjusted for seasonality and inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a 2.5% gain. At the same time, inflation held firm in December, according to the gauge most closely watched by Fed officials. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 3% in December, according to a separate release. That matched the consensus forecast but kept the pivotal inflation measure well above the Fed's 2% target.
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Trump-Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has defended the administration's handling of the files, while acknowledging that most people would not be satisfied by the information contained inside the documents.
"There's a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents and ... there's nothing I can do about that," Blanche said last month.
"There's this built-in assumption that somehow there's this hidden tranche of information of men that we know about, that we're covering up, or that we're choosing not to prosecute," he continued at the time. "That is not the case."
"I don't know whether there are men out there that abuse these women. If we learn about information and evidence that allows us to prosecute them, you better believe we will," the deputy attorney general added. "But I don't think that the public or you all are going to uncover men within the Epstein files that abuse women, unfortunately."
GOP senator on Epstein files: Now I see what the big deal is'
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