Politics
Epstein files: Ex-AG Pam Bondi’s April 14 testimony before House Oversight to be rescheduled
Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear next week as scheduled to testify about the Jeffrey Epstein files before the House […]
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Sánchez to Trump: Spain won’t ‘applaud those who set the world on fire just because they then show up with a bucket’
Spain’s Prime minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament over the war in the Middle East at the congress in Madrid on March 25, 2026. Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday joined a chorus of world leaders welcoming the announcement of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire but issued a thinly veiled […]
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Trump faces calls for removal over threats to wipe out ‘whole civilization’ in Iran
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives voted to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, July 3, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he ousted […]
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Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening
President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iranian infrastructure for two weeks. The move was “subject to […]
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins sent Easter email to staff touting ‘Jesus’ and ‘God’
Brooke Rollins, US agriculture secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent USDA staff an Easter email that emphasized the story of Jesus being crucified and […]
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ICE agents shoot man in California after he ‘weaponized’ vehicle, DHS says
The badge of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man in California on Tuesday, after he allegedly “weaponized his vehicle” and tried to run over an officer, the Department of Homeland Security said. The agents were conducting a targeted vehicle […]
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Trump praises Hungary PM Viktor Orban after Vance calls him at Budapest rally
U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a mobile phone while on a call with U.S. President Donald Trump to a microphone as he delivers remarks at the Day of Friendship event attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at MTK Sportpark on April 7, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. Jonathan Ernst | Getty Images President Donald […]
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Bill Gates interview about Jeffrey Epstein by House Oversight set for June 10
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates attends a private dinner for technology and business leaders hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will sit for an interview about Jeffrey Epstein by the House Oversight […]
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‘Absolutely stunning’ — Artemis II photo captures moon eclipse of sun
The crew of Artemis II captured what NASA’s chief called an “absolutely stunning” photo of the moon eclipsing the sun, as the spacecraft broke Apollo 13’s 56-year-old record for the longest distance traveled by humans from Earth. “This is not AI,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. […]
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House Democrats call on federal regulator to crack down on offshore prediction market war bets
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., arrives for the House Democrats’ caucus meeting in the Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images A group of House Democrats pressed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a letter sent late Monday on why the agency has not cracked down on bets […]
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