The Justice Department asked a judge for permission Wednesday to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law. In a letter to federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, who is overseeing the Maxwell case in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors asked the court to lift a protective order that previously prevented the public dissemination of evidence turned over to Maxwell ahead of her trial. read more
It seems that bulldozing the White House wasn't enough for Donald Trump. The builder in chief declared his intention Wednesday to "fix" the 100-year-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington. Fix what, exactly? Your guess is as good as ours.
The Republican and Democratic contenders for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District are locked in a dead heat, according to a new poll -- an unexpected shift in a seat President Donald Trump won by 22 points in 2024. Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are polling neck and neck in a Tennessee special election to replace former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), according to a new poll.
The great thing about this holiday is that it exists for everybody. Which for a lot of us is work, daily, responsibilities as well as the problems and issues that you face in your own life. But Thanksgiving Day is for all of us, and it is an important gift. It belongs to every one of us.
The U.S. Navy's beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key part of U.S. strategy to keep up with China's rapidly expanding naval fleet. Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program for the surface combatants wasn't delivering any bang for the buck. read more
Rick Wilson: MAGA is a foreign influence operation. Not "incidental to MAGA," not touching it," not "nudging it," not "occasionally exploiting it." MAGA is a foreign influence operation, root and branch. read more
A Marketing Science study examined the staggered timing of book bans across states and found a 12 percent average increase in circulation for the most-targeted titles after a ban, compared with similar, unbanned books. The "ban effect" bled across borders: bans in one state nudged up checkouts in places without bans, too. read more
Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russian Army General Oleg Leontievich Makarevich, accused of overseeing the destruction of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam, is now heading a military advisory mission in Venezuela. Makarevich is in charge of more than 120 troops who are training Venezuelan forces on a wide range of military functions. Those activities are reported to be not in reaction to the current US military buildup in the region.
The Trump administration hasn't provided any details on how the project will be paid for. read more
The jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week found that while nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000, there were 6,000 fewer manufacturing jobs, adding to the tally of 59,000 lost factory jobs since Trump's April vows to ignite domestic manufacturing. read more
Steve Witkoff is teaching a master class to Russian officials on how to get what they want from Donald Trump. read more
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been personally linked to the brutal ICE raids sweeping America. Her 11-year-old nephew's mother ... read more
Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's pledged rent freeze. read more
A massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in one of the region's deadliest blazes in decades. read more
[Rep] Greene's farewell is only the latest evidence of the fissures that are beginning to appear in Trump's coalition. The party has also been riven by debate over the antisemitic turn of Tucker Carlson ... read more
Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., the Associated Press reports... read more
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