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Karen Read was acquitted of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.

President Trump would not recommend appointing a special prosecutor to look into the case of disgraced financier and sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, the White House said Thursday, rebuffing calls from some allies. “The idea was floated from someone in the media to the president. The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein…

The Trump administration is pushing back on a new intelligence assessment that contradicts President Trump’s assertions that U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have destroyed them, with U.S. officials and Israeli leaders discussing the possibility of additional strikes if Iran does not restart negotiations on a nuclear deal.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi visited Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in California on Thursday, just two months after President Trump ordered the reopening of the historic prison near San Francisco. Both Trump administration officials shared photos online from their visit to the offshore prison, which closed more than 60 years ago because…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a one-day prison sentence, already served, for a Louisville police officer convicted in connection with the raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death. Ex-Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison was convicted last year of violating Taylor’s civil rights by blindly firing shots into a window and door…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two sources told The Hill. Johnson’s consideration of the move comes as outrage over the Trump administration’s handling of the matter roils the Republican Party. In the House, GOP members of…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday it is investigating George Mason University over alleged “discriminatory employment practices based on race and sex,” a probe that comes as the Education Department is also investigating the school over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The department said the investigation stems from statements the university president made…

Nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters are feeling motivated to vote in the next election cycle, according to the latest CNN/SSRS poll. The survey, conducted this past weekend, shows 72 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters are “extremely motivated” to vote ahead of the midterms, compared to 50 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters. Among Democrats,…

President Trump’s second term is going well, with his approval ratings higher than at the same time in his first term, thanks in part to the disciplined approach of his White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, who takes a page from her father’s football broadcasting style.

A former Voice of America (VOA) employee was indicted by a grand jury over allegations that he threatened to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), along with her family members.  The four-count indictment, which was unsealed on Thursday, charges Seth Jason, of Edgewater, Ga., with influencing a federal official by threatening a family member; anonymous…