Allies downplay president’s links to Epstein but newly released documents offer slightly more complicated picture US politics – live updates Almost immediately after the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, announced the justice department was releasing 3m additional pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, Fox News published an exclusive interview with him seeking … Read more
Action could begin next week in some of state’s largest districts including San Diego, San Francisco and LA California is facing the prospect of massive teacher strikes across the state as conflicts over working conditions, pay and special education staffing reach a boiling point. The strikes, which could begin as soon as next week, have … Read more
The full House is headed towards potential votes on criminal contempt of Congress charges against Clintons US politics live – latest updates The Republican congressman James Comer has rejected an offer from former president Bill Clinton to conduct a transcribed interview for a House committee’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pushing the … Read more
Met police assessing reports of alleged misconduct in public office after government information apparently shared Peter Mandelson is facing a possible police investigation into his alleged leak of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein at the height of the financial crisis. New disclosures from the Epstein files appear to show Mandelson sent a string of emails … Read more
Ruling clears Denmark’s Ørsted to resume construction on its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark’s Ørsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of … Read more
Commissioner to file motion requesting return of property unlawfully taken during raid related to 2020 election Fulton county leaders said they would fire back in court on Monday, intent on limiting the scope of a federal warrant that led the FBI to seize 2020 elections documents last week. County attorneys intend to file a motion … Read more
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has given an infusion of cash to a super PAC backing the underdog Senate campaign of Pritzker’s lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, who is competing in next month’s Democratic primary for an open seat.
President Donald Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting” from states on Monday as he repeated his disproven claims of voter fraud.
Kennedy’s pilot program to offer funding for long-term recovery after Trump signed order related to addiction Robert F Kennedy Jr announced on Monday $100m in new grants for a pilot program aimed at addressing homelessness and substance use recovery in eight cities, building on an executive order Donald Trump signed last week related to addiction. … Read more
Immigrant rights organizations, legal advocacy groups and several U.S. citizens filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s ban on immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries. The group argues the policy unlawfully rewrites U.S. immigration law and discriminates on the basis of nationality and race and “eviscerated decades of settled immigration law.” … Read more
