As Democratic candidates and the lone Republican challenger to President Trump raced to event after event in Iowa, the president took to the internet to retweet conspiracy theories linking the Clintons to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to put the week ...
... could at the time and had worked in the best interests of Epstein's victims. "We did what we did because we wanted to see Epstein go to jail," he said. "We believe that we proceeded appropriately." Pressed on whether he had any regrets, Acosta repeatedly said circumstances had changed ...
... adequately explained. He said in response to a question about that, well, we were focusing, if you will, on the most culpable person, who was Epstein, who was the top of the conspiracy. And there's no question that Epstein was the most culpable person, but by immunizing some named ...
... federal prosecutor, was spreading to Trump. And not merely because he appointed Acosta to head the Labor Department. WATCH: The ‘completely unprecedented’ plea deal Jeffrey Epstein made with Alex Acosta Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump must explain why he made glowing comments about the financier in 2002 to ...
... to seek settlements without consent decrees — which would result in no continuing court oversight. The move is just one part of a move by the Trump administration to limit federal civil rights enforcement. Other departments have scaled back the power of their internal divisions that monitor such abuses. In a ...
... event at his Venetian hotel resort, was the top political spender in the last presidential race, pouring $90 million of family money into that campaign. Trump and Kasich spent the day instead in New York ahead of the state's April 19 primary election. There was little sign of Trump ...
... people. Starmer's government has struggled to deliver promised economic growth, repair tattered public services and ease the cost of living, and been hamstrung by repeated missteps and policy U-turns on issues including welfare reform. He has been further hurt by his disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, a ...
... a special election to fill the last two years of Vance's term. WATCH: Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on redrawing congressional maps and testing Trump's power In the campaign for governor, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has parlayed his national name recognition, tech industry connections and alliance with Trump into ...
... last week to slap a “big tariff” on the U.K. if it doesn't scrap a digital services tax on U.S. technology companies. Trump has more broadly challenged the traditional trans-Atlantic alliance with efforts to annex Greenland and threats to walk away from NATO. He has repeatedly ...
... a hammering in local and regional elections on May 7, which give voters a chance to pass a midterm verdict on the government. Warnings about Epstein ties went unheededCritics say the Mandelson appointment is more evidence of a failure of judgment by a prime minister who has made repeated missteps ...
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