Politics
Hillary Clinton wants testimony on Jeffrey Epstein in public: ‘Let’s stop the games’
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive ahead of the 60th inaugural ceremony on Jan. 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Melina Mara | Via Reuters Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday challenged Republicans on the House Oversight Committee to take the testimony of her […]
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Trump would decide whether to investigate Fed pick Warsh over refusal to cut rates: Bessent
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (L), and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 5th, 2026. Getty Images | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of a criminal investigation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if Warsh ends up refusing to […]
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Warren to call for reversal of Trump’s UAE chip sales after ‘Spy Sheikh’ revelations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L), and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan Getty Image | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will ask the Senate on Thursday to condemn and call for the reversal of the sale of 500,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates. Warren’s resolution, shared exclusively with CNBC, comes after […]
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UK’s Starmer expresses regret over Mandelson, says ex-ambassador ‘lied repeatedly’
Peter Mandelson Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed regret on Wednesday for appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington, saying the Labour veteran had created a “litany of deceit” about his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer ceded to pressure from the opposition Conservative Party to release […]
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U.S. proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China’s grip
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilize allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors as Washington works to […]
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Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp resigns after Jeffrey Epstein email disclosures
A mugshot of Jeffrey Epstein released by the U.S. Justice Department. Source: U.S. Justice Department Brad Karp, chairman of the major corporate law firm Paul Weiss, resigned that post on Wednesday after fallout over emails between him and notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public. “Leading Paul, Weiss for the past 18 years has […]
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Trump says he’ll stay out of Netflix, Paramount Skydance fight to take over WBD
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 30, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a new interview on Wednesday did an about-face and said that he will not be involved in the fight […]
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Democrats lay out demands in prickly DHS funding fight as Republicans balk
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 3, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday laid out their demands for immigration enforcement reform as Congress races to avoid a shutdown at the Department […]
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Oil prices jump after Trump says Iran supreme leader ‘should be very worried’
Tankers docked at the Phillips 66 Freeport Terminal in Freeport, Texas, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “should be very worried.” U.S. crude oil rose $1.82, or 2.88%, to $65.08 a barrel by […]
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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California’s congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 14, 2025. Mike […]
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