Sep 02 Many of the Epstein case files that were just released by a House committee were already public By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, responding to mounting pressure in Congress to force more… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:50 What’s in the batch of Epstein files just released by a House committee By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Jonah Anderson Congress is back in Washington and the clock is already ticking. Lawmakers have less than one month to avoid a government shutdown. Also on the table is a fierce fight over billions in spending cuts and the release of thousands… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:53 Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration will temporarily assign military lawyers to act as judges in immigration cases. Geoff Bennett discussed questions surrounding the move with James McPherson. He was the undersecretary of the Army during the first Trump administration, and also had… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 7:01 How Jeanine Pirro became a central figure in Trump’s D.C. takeover By William Brangham, Doug Adams In President Trump’s continued push for greater control over Washington, D.C., he’s relying more on his close friend and former Fox News host, Jeanine Pirro. She’s the new U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and as William Brangham reports,… Continue watching
Sep 02 WATCH: Trump calls online rumors of his death ‘crazy’ and based on ‘fake news’ By Associated Press “I was very active over the weekend,” President Donald Trump said. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: House Republicans praise federal takeover of DC, vow to overrule local city council By Associated Press Members representing states ranging from North Dakota to South Carolina held a news conference in front of the Capitol on their first day back from recess to reiterate their concerns about crime in the capital while specifically giving credit to… Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had ‘opening conversation’ on budget talks By Associated Press Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: U.S. carried out strike on drug-carrying vessel that left from Venezuela, Trump says By Aamer Madhani, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: ‘We’re going in.’ Trump vows to send troops to Chicago over objections of local leaders By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities. Continue reading
Sep 02 Court makes final preparations for Trump assassination attempt trial in Florida By David Fischer, Associated Press Barring any delays, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Fort Pierce federal court for the case against Ryan Routh. Continue reading