Adam Schiff makes endorsement in California gubernatorial race

Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California has endorsed Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell in the race to become the Golden State’s next governor. “I’m endorsing my friend Eric Swalwell to be the next governor of the great state of California,” Schiff said in a video.  “I know the Golden State will be in good hands with … Read more

DoJ accused of cover-up after lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files | First Thing

Jamie Raskin, House judiciary ranking member, says ‘mysterious redactions’ obscure abusers’ names. Plus, RFK Jr accused of misleading Senate Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. A top House Democrat on Monday accused the justice department of making “mysterious redactions” to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the … Read more

Senate races to avert third shutdown as DHS deal takes shape

The Senate is scrambling to avoid a third government shutdown under President Donald Trump, and after negotiations seemingly appeared to hit a brick wall, lawmakers are cautiously optimistic that a deal could be made.  Senate Republicans received Senate Democrats’ “partisan wishlist” of demands over the weekend, sources familiar with negotiations told Fox News Digital. The … Read more

The Epstein files: Trump wants to move on – video

Donald Trump has done a number of U-turns on the Epstein files since his campaign in 2024. The president wants the latest batch of files to be the last, but Democrats are pushing for 3m more to be released. The Guardian US reporter Richard Luscombe gives an overview of the latest findings after the Department of … Read more