Attorney General Pam Bondi is coming under criticism from congressional Republicans growing increasingly frustrated with her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal, which has badly divided the party and is now throwing work in the House off the rails. GOP lawmakers joined MAGA World figures in blaming Bondi for earlier this year overhyping the…
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Thursday slammed the Trump administration for not making deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records available to Congress and the public. “Big news from my investigators on Epstein’s sex trafficking operation: the Trump administration has an Epstein file detailing 4,725 wire transfers and almost $1.1 billion flowing through just one…
A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday to block implementation of a rule they argue will undermine the Affordable Care Act. The complaint was co-led by California, Massachusetts and New Jersey and filed in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) illegally…
The White House on Thursday said President Trump underwent medical testing due to “mild swelling” in his legs, unveiling a vein condition that is common in those older than 70. In a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a note from Trump’s physician that described the exam. The president went through ultrasounds and a…
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Stablecoin bill clears House in key crypto victory The House passed a bill setting up a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, sending it to President Trump’s desk and marking a major win for the industry. © Greg Nash Lawmakers voted 308-122 on Thusday to pass the GENIUS Act…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the defamation lawsuit against El Chapo’s American lawyer on Tuesday, rejecting his allegations of corruption in her administration. New York attorney Jeffrey Lichtman previously defended three of the cartel leader’s sons and said they could detail the government’s misconduct under her leadership. “Moral and political authority is required to govern…
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by President Trump was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden administration appointee, said the Trump administration’s “attempt to remove’ Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter “did not comply with the FTC Act’s removal protections.” “Defendants repeatedly want…
CBS is nixing “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” rocking the late-night TV landscape in a move the network cited as a “financial decision.” “‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,” CBS said in a Thursday announcement. The network said it would…
President Trump penned a new executive order on Thursday to form a new classification of noncareer federal employees who will be hired to “help faithfully implement the President’s policy agenda.” The employees will be listed under the classification “Schedule G” and will engage in “policy-making or policy-advocating work,” according to the White House. Schedule G…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that President Trump’s struggle to contain the MAGA outcry over the Jeffrey Epstein files is a monster of his own making. “Democrats didn’t put this into the public domain,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “The conspiracy theory provocateur-in-chief is the one — along with his extreme…
