Feb 27 Pakistan defense minister says country is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes By Munir Ahmed, Abdul Qahar Afghan, Associated Press Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan late Thursday, saying it was in retaliation for earlier Pakistani airstrikes. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump talks about energy in Texas ahead of high-profile primary election By Seung Min Kim, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he's “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest. Continue reading
Feb 27 US moves to claim tanker and 2M barrels of seized Venezuelan oil By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press It's the first complaint filed by the U.S. to start the legal process to formally take control of one of at least 10 oil tankers intercepted by American authorities since late last year. Continue reading
Feb 27 AIPAC faces test of its power in Illinois primary as Democrats debate future of Israel relationship By Leah Askarinam, Maya Sweedler, Matt Brown, Associated Press The aggressive spending comes after AIPAC put $2 million into a recent Democratic primary for a special election in New Jersey, an effort that's widely considered to have backfired. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Lawmakers speak ahead of Bill Clinton deposition on Jeffrey Epstein By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Hillary Clinton speaks to reporters after closed-door House deposition on Epstein By Associated Press Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 6:24 What happened during Hillary Clinton's closed-door deposition on Jeffrey Epstein By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz Hillary Clinton testified to lawmakers that she had no knowledge of crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. During a closed-door session, Clinton said she also did not recall ever meeting Epstein. It was the first of two days… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 8:24 Whistleblower warns ICE has slashed training for recruits By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson A former ICE lawyer is warning that the agency has scaled back training hours for recruits and is instructing them to violate the Constitution. Ryan Schwank says the academy where he trained cadets is "deficient, defective and broken." He says… Continue watching
Feb 26 Mamdani pitches Trump on housing investments by mocking up newspaper with his name in the headline By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press It’s a tactic designed to appeal to Trump, who is keenly aware of his media coverage and, aside from being an avid viewer of cable news, is known to voraciously consume coverage in the local New York City publications. Continue reading
Feb 26 Mamdani says Trump agreed to immediately release Columbia student detained by ICE By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A Columbia University student was arrested Thursday by federal immigration agents who claimed to be searching for a “missing person” in order to gain access to a campus apartment, according to her attorneys and the school’s president. Continue reading