US politics

US politics

President Trump now has an historic opportunity; this press conference is about moving from testimony to action. Let the American people judge the facts for themselves.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s (R-NJ) mysterious, months-long absence from Congress has triggered a lot of anxiety among Republicans, as the GOP fears the congressman's head-scratching disappearance could cost them their House majority. The mystery surrounding Kean's whereabouts has made headlines for weeks, as news outlets and lawmakers alike have attempted to track down the congressman.

We're bringing people in that have never been brought in before. Most of the people, what I find fascinating about this is we brought in Epstein's top assistant, we've brought in Epstein lawyer, and we've got in Epstein's accountant. They were never interviewed by the people who were supposedly investigating Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. How do you not interview those three people? Comer said.

“The American Power Index (KPOW) is live,” Mansour wrote in a social media post. “One number, oscillating between Republicans and Democrats throughout the endless contest for power.”

Bondi was responding to on-camera accusations made by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Friday, after the first portion of Bondi's closed-door hearing before the House Oversight Committee to discuss her role in the Justice Department's handling of the documents related to convicted predator Jeffrey Epstein. Garcia, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said to reporters: It is clear, in just this part of the of the interview, that she continues to push all of the investigation and the blame on acting AG Todd Blanche.

President Trump has been agitating for a reduction in interest rates throughout his second term, even engaging in a public feud with former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over the issue. Powell criticized Trump's tariffs and repeatedly rebuffed attempts to get him to budge on interest rates, insisting that the Fed must remain independent and warning of potential consequences of rashly changing interest rates driven by political whim and not economic factors.

Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10bn in damages against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after a judge threw out an earlier version over legal deficiencies. The lawsuit is one of several the US president has brought in his personal capacity against news organisations and is part of what critics say is a wider pressure campaign against the media.