They do not discuss or identify any client of Epstein's or Maxwell's, Engelmayer wrote. They do not reveal any heretofore unknown means or methods of Epstein's or Maxwell's crimes. Grand jury materials often contain court transcripts: They do not represent the full investigative file the Department of Justice may have. Generally, they are sealed to protect witness testimony and ensure the fair administration of justice, since grand juries often decide whether or not a case proceeds to trial.
Under the new law, S5175A/A3698A, localities now have the option to offer exemptions of up to 65% for seniors who fall below the maximum income eligibility thresholds set at the local level. State estimates suggest that increasing the exemption could save the average senior about $300 annually. Greg Olsen, acting director of the New York State Office for the Aging, noted that more than 1.8 million older adults in New York own their homes,
U.S. officials who spoke with me on the condition of anonymity to describe Benz's position said he's a special government employee, a type of executive-branch appointee brought in to perform important services for a limited period of time.
A provision in the "must-pass" National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill for 2026, released by lawmakers on Monday, requires the Secretary of Defense to "conduct a continual assessment of" the "impact on Israel's defense capabilities" from arms embargoes and other restrictions placed on arms exports to Israel. The department must then report on "resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in Israel's security posture" against "adversaries" like Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah, the bill text says.
At the Kennedy Center Honors this month, Trump told reporters that eight or nine championship fights would be held outside the White House in June of next year. The biggest fights they've ever had, he said. Every one is a championship fight. And every one's a legendary type of fight. He claimed an arena that can hold 5,000 to 6,000 people will be built outside the White House, and UFC head Dana White is holding back on certain events to have them be part of the celebration.
While, as Benjamin Franklin quipped, it may be that nothing is certain but death and taxes, only the former can be considered the great equalizer. Death comes for us all, regardless of our social or economic status. Taxes, on the other hand, have always been far more complicated. Vanessa S. Williamson's new book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of taxation from colonization to the present day.
The Fed's 19-member rate-setting committee is sharply divided over whether to lower borrowing costs again. The divisions have been exacerbated by the convoluted nature of the economy: Inflation remains elevated, which would typically lead the Fed to keep its key rate unchanged, while hiring is weak and the unemployment rate has risen, which often leads to rate cuts.
Reality check: Trump has frequently claimed prices are trending lower, but prices for many goods and services have risen since he returned to the White House. The Consumer Price Index and the core measure that strips out food and energy costs rose 3% in the 12 months through September, the latest data available due to a lapse in reporting amid the government shutdown. Utility prices fell in September, but were up nearly 12% over the past year.
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy is an internet celebrity turned real life D-list celebrity thanks to his partnership with Fox Sports, and he is the avatar for the crisis of American masculinity. He posted a video over the weekend that I think serves as a metaphor for how Trump got elected. A bunch of aggrieved and broken guys like this gambling their life savings on sports, stocks and memecoins all convinced themselves that a con artist actually cared about them. Now much of the manosphere are realizing that they're the ones who got conned, and some like Portnoy seem to be fraying at the edges.
It might not have been at the same level as pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys, or January 6 US capitol attack participants but the mayor of Miami-Dade had her own Donald Trump moment Tuesday in ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven. Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt in the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart of Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, where the immigrant population has also been affected by Trump's aggressive new policies targeting them.
Maria Corina Machado has made U.S. foreign policy the central platform of her strategy to bring about a transition in Venezuela. Since July 28, 2024, when the opposition presented the official records declaring Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Machado's chosen representative, the winner of the presidential election, the most troublesome opposition figure for Chavismo has received a new boost: renewed attention from Washington.
AI preemption would not apply to local infrastructure. That's a separate issue," Sacks wrote. "In short, preemption would not force communities to host data centers they don't want.
It shaped my values and taught me what community really means. It's where I fought for marriage equality, where I served on the Salt Lake City Council and in the State Senate, and where I've spent my life working to make our state more affordable, more just, and more inclusive.
Monday was the deadline to file candidacies, and the battle among Democrats to represent the state in the U.S. Senate was thrown into turmoil on a day full of surprises. In the morning, Colin Allred the best-known Democratic hopeful, who lost last year in his attempt to unseat Ted Cruz dropped out of the race. And in the afternoon, Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, well-known for her rapid-fire viral clashes with Republicans in recent years, announced that she would run.
When concerned residents of the New Orleans metro area stepped out into the streets with their whistles and phone cameras over the weekend, ready to protest and document the Trump administration's unwelcome assault on immigrant communities, they faced both widespread digital surveillance by state and federal authorities and a vague state law that makes hindering federal immigration enforcement a crime punishable by up to one year of hard labor in a Louisiana prison.
Susan J, a lab member's grandmother, is one of the millions of people who were targeted by scammers impersonating politicians or campaigns last year. Smart, politically active, and eager to make her voice heard, she's donated to candidates she supports for years and frequently takes the time to respond to political polls. But in early January, she learned firsthand that not all political outreach is as it seems.
"To be crystal clear, what this bill did was create the potential for SNAP programs to no longer exist ... in states that cannot afford to?" Rep. Shomari Figures, an Alabama Democrat, asked a panel of state and county social services officials during a congressional hearing in September. Is it correct that under the new cost-sharing arrangement, Figures continued, these states might not have it in their budgets to feed anyone at all, including children and homeless veterans?
Nicholas J. Ganjei, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, said: "These chips are the building blocks of AI superiority and are integral to modern military applications. The country that controls these chips will control AI technology; the country that controls AI technology will control the future." Ganjei's stark warning to anyone plotting to send Nvidia's top end chips to China came as US President Donald Trump gave the green light to Nvidia to ship its H200 parts to China,
