• Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy

    Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy

    Apr 03, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    ... they just can't stomach this. Her handling of the Epstein files was obviously horrendous. And she was ineffective at doing the illegal things that Donald -- that she tried to do on behalf of Donald Trump. And so the difference with this and the Kristi Noem firing was that Noem...

  • News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files

    News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files

    Mar 04, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, Minnesota's governor told lawmakers that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown hurt the state's efforts at fighting fraud and the U.S. launched a joint military operation ...

  • News Wrap: Larry Summers leaves Harvard teaching job over Epstein ties

    News Wrap: Larry Summers leaves Harvard teaching job over Epstein ties

    Feb 25, 2026 11:50 PM EDT

    Geoff Bennett: Authorities say at least 3,000 residents were forced to evacuate as of this morning, with officials warning that there could be more landslides from another bout of heavy rain expected tonight. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President ...

  • Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    Feb 25, 2026 05:53 PM EDT

    ... Al Green, D-Texas, was escorted from the chambers after holding up a large sign that said, "Black people aren’t apes," referencing a video Trump recently posted on Truth Social depicting President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Green was similarly removed during Trump’s 2025 ...

  • A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public

    A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public

    Feb 06, 2026 03:30 PM EDT

    ... the handling of Epstein's case in a series of stories focusing partly on the role of Acosta — who by this point is President Donald Trump's labor secretary. The coverage intensifies public interest in Epstein. New York prosecutors revive case Dec. 6, 2018: FBI agents and the U.S ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's approval ratings and mental acuity

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's approval ratings and mental acuity

    Dec 19, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    ... in my life -- I went through all my e-mail files -- I have never exchanged a word. I have never had any contact with Jeffrey Epstein. The photos are not of me and Epstein. There's one of me alone, because nobody wants to talk to me at a party ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's recent series of setbacks

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's recent series of setbacks

    Dec 12, 2025 11:25 PM EDT

    ... map. We saw a grand jury again refuse to indict Letitia James. We know the Department of Justice is facing a deadline to release the Epstein files. We're seeing bipartisan concern over the president's alleged drug boat strikes in the Caribbean. So there's mounting frustration on a ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on the political fallout over Trump's boat strikes

    Brooks and Capehart on the political fallout over Trump's boat strikes

    Dec 05, 2025 11:35 PM EDT

    ... about it? I mean, the suspect in the January 6 pipe bomber case reportedly said that he believed the conspiracy and the false claims that Trump didn't win the election. There are clear consequences to this misinformation and these conspiracy theories. Jonathan Capehart: Are there? We have just seen ...

  • Capehart and Continetti on Trump's warm welcome of Mamdani

    Capehart and Continetti on Trump's warm welcome of Mamdani

    Nov 21, 2025 11:35 PM EDT

    ... say what has changed. What has changed is that Donald Trump's political situation has deteriorated since these off-year elections earlier this month. Amna Nawaz: Matthew Continetti, Jonathan Capehart, great to have you both at the table. Thank you so much. Matthew Continetti: Thank you. Jonathan Capehart: Thanks, Amna.

  • See Epstein’s full 'birthday book,' with alleged personal messages from Trump, Clinton and others

    See Epstein’s full 'birthday book,' with alleged personal messages from Trump, Clinton and others

    Sep 10, 2025 08:36 PM EDT

    ... for yourself.”WATCH: Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’ In one drawing, a male figure who is presumably Epstein is giving lollipops to a group of girls, labeled 1983. On the right side of the page, an older Epstein is shown being massaged ...