New details expose how a former top Trump official got caught in Epstein’s web of influence

A trove of newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents has shed fresh light on the vast network of influential relationships that the late, disgraced financier carefully cultivated over decades — most prominently in South Florida, where Epstein’s ties allowed him to curry favor and win preferential treatment from the very individuals tasked with holding him accountable. … Read more

Comer to say Tim Walz ‘enabled fraud,’ failed whistleblowers in bombshell Minnesota hearing

House Oversight Committee Republicans are readying to confront Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison at a high-stakes hearing on welfare fraud Wednesday morning. “While Governor Walz hesitated, taxpayers lost billions. Attorney General Ellison has likewise claimed his office was aggressively holding fraudsters accountable, but when his statements were tested against the record, … Read more

Senate to vote on war powers resolution to prevent Trump from continuing Iran conflict

Republicans are set to vote down the resolution introduced by Democrats, who have condemned Trump for launching strikes without Congressional approval Follow latest updates in the Middle East crisis Senate Republicans are on Wednesday expected to vote down a Democratic-backed war powers resolution that would prevent Donald Trump from continuing the conflict against Iran, with … Read more

Noem preps to battle House Dems after bipartisan bashing in Senate over dogs, ICE

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem heads into a second straight day of high-stakes Capitol Hill combat Wednesday, this time facing House Democrats eager to press her on ICE arrests, warrantless operations and the Trump administration’s mass deportation push — all as a partial shutdown clouds her agency. After sparring with Senate Democrats over DACA arrests … Read more