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Monica Lewinsky is opening up in a new interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast about how differently she thinks things should have been handled when news broke of her affair with former President Bill Clinton. She says Clinton should have done things differently and that he should have resigned. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for … Read more

Kicker offers apology but denies allegations against him Tucker has faced mounting accusations since January Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has released a new statement maintaining that he did not act inappropriately while receiving treatment from massage therapists. He also offered an apology. “It devastates me to know that anyone I have worked with would … Read more

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., chair of the House Oversight DOGE subcommittee, threatened potential “criminal referrals” during a hearing Wednesday on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).   “This committee, based on this hearing and witness testimonies, will consider recommending investigations and criminal referrals,” Greene said, beginning a line of questioning after several … Read more

John Roberts removes deadline set by lower court to release funds to pay for work already completed on agency’s behalf US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court has handed Donald Trump a temporary victory by overturning a lower court’s decision demanding his administration immediately pay for $1.5bn in work already completed on … Read more

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit The majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of color, LGBTQ+ people and other demographics, according to a new study from PEN America. The report also counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being … Read more

Democrats in Congress are facing backlash for their opposition to bipartisan legislation aimed at closing loopholes in U.S. drug laws taken advantage of by fentanyl traffickers. The HALT Fentanyl Act, which would make the temporary Schedule I classification for fentanyl analogs permanent, has been opposed by a George Soros-backed drug policy nonprofit that claims the … Read more

Plans were outlined to eliminate 5,800 of 6,200 multi-year USAid contract awards, for a cut of $54bn to foreign aid. Plus, Jeff Bezos directs Washington Post opinion section to celebrate ‘free markets’ Good morning. The Trump administration said it was eliminating more than 90% of the US Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and … Read more

President Donald Trump‘s nominee for labor secretary is expected to pass a key vote before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday after picking up Democrat support from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.  Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s past support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act jeopardized her confirmation last week, … Read more

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates All the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves without the US. But almost everyone with a voice in public life appears to be avoiding a … Read more

As the NFL gathers for the combine, we look at the plots that will dominate the news cycle in the coming weeks and months Stafford and the Rams are in another contractual standoff, with Los Angeles giving their quarterback permission to seek a trade. Stafford is set to earn $27m next season, putting him way … Read more