US politics

US politics

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.

Pam Bondi will appear before the US House oversight and reform committee on Friday morning to answer questions about the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and its release of the Epstein files under her leadership. The committee announced in late April that Bondi would be appearing before the panel as part of its investigation into Epstein, shortly after Democrats on the committee filed a civil contempt resolution against her.

“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.”

Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury's office of the general counsel, which provides legal and policy advice to Secretary Scott Bessent, according to four former government officials who confirmed he worked there. NOTUS was also able to obtain a functional email address at the department for Alito. Alito's employment with the department is something of a closely guarded secret. He doesn't maintain a public resume or LinkedIn, the Treasury Department website makes no mention of him, and his three professional bar listings are outdated or incorrectly list previous employers.

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.