Washington begins the week in a partial government shutdown, with a high-stakes House vote expected Tuesday as Speaker Mike Johnson seeks to break the stalemate. Plus, the Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein records is drawing swift backlash. Victims’ attorneys are calling it an emergency and demanding the DOJ take the files website offline. […]
Days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released millions of new documents related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, attorneys for his alleged victims want the website taken down. They are asking two federal judges in New York to immediately shut the site down, calling it an “unfolding emergency,” according to an ABC News report. ‘Every hour matters’ Lawyers representing more […]
“Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie was absent from NBC’s broadcast Monday morning after her mother was reported missing in Arizona over the weekend. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home in Tucson on Saturday. NBC News reports that family members contacted authorities to report her missing on Sunday afternoon. What officials are saying Pima […]
President Donald Trump announced the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is closing for a full renovation and rebuilding. He said in a post on social media the closure will begin July 4 and last about two years. Trump said temporarily shutting down the venue will allow for a “complete revitalization,” He also claimed the project […]
Fulton County, Georgia, plans to file a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the FBI’s seizure of its 2020 election records. During a raid on the county election office near Atlanta last week, the FBI took 700 boxes of election materials for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s repeated but unproven claims of voter fraud in the […]
A 5-year-old boy and his father released from federal immigration custody are now back in Minnesota. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, posted on X he picked Liam Conejo Ramos and Adrian Conejo Arias up from a Texas detention center last night, and escorted them back to Minnesota Sunday morning. “Liam is now home. With his hat and his […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he instructed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to respond to protests or riots in Democrat-led cities “unless, and until, they ask us for help.” “We will, however, guard, and very powerfully so, any and all Federal Buildings that are being attacked,” he said on Truth Social. […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States will take place next week in the United Arab Emirates. “There is an arrangement to hold a trilateral meeting at an appropriate level in the Emirates next week,” Zelenskyy said Sunday. He added that February would be marked by “quite intense […]
Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday any U.S. attacks will lead to a regional war in the Middle East. During a meeting in Tehran, Khamenei talked about the recent massive deployment of U.S. warships to the region, saying that the “Iranian nation must not be frightened by such things.” “The people of Iran are […]
New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules go into effect Feb. 1. The requirements involve changes to work requirements. Prior to the changes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture posted training and support services on social media in an effort to help those affected. Secretary Brooke Rollins told Fox Business SNAP benefits are not meant to be long term. “The […]
