Family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre responds to Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing

The family of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre joined NBC News’ Hallie Jackson to discuss their reaction to acting attorney general Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. This comes after Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that the administration “screwed up” their communications regarding the Epstein files and blamed former attorney general Pam … Read more

‘She saw dollar signs’: Former Obama counsel pressed over years-long Epstein ties

Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler faced a bipartisan grilling in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday with members of the panel questioning her account of her years-long relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ruemmler, who recently resigned as Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer amid scrutiny over her ties to Epstein, voluntarily … Read more

Former Obama counsel ‘not completely truthful’ in Epstein testimony, Democrats say

Lawmakers dubious of answers from Kathryn Ruemmler, whose name appeared thousands of times in released files Democrats said Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under Barack Obama, was not “completely truthful” with lawmakers during her Wednesday testimony before the House committee on oversight and reform about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Ruemmler, who … Read more

House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill

Effort is latest attempt to pass bill that seeks to ban mail-in ballots and imposes voter identification requirements House Republicans on Wednesday made another attempt to answer Donald Trump’s demand for new restrictions on voting nationwide by linking the measure to an unrelated spending bill and passing both largely along party lines. The effort was … Read more

CDC nominee Erica Schwartz pressed on whether she will resist RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda

During confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s pick tells Senate health committee she will ‘never betray the science’ Erica Schwartz, the Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced sharp questioning from senators who pressed her to say whether she would stand up to her boss, the health secretary Robert … Read more

Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia Another person has died in federal immigration custody this week in Georgia, officials announced on Wednesday. His is the 22nd death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this year. Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, a 45-year-old Venezuelan man, died on Monday morning … Read more