NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reactions poured Thursday after First Lady Melania Trump issued a rare on-camera statement forcefully rebuking allegations linking her to disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking earlier in the day, Melania Trump said she was never friends with Epstein or his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and … Read more
Democratic lawmakers are taking action to curb President Trump’s powers over Iran, but a favorable outcome seems unlikely. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for a planned deposition before the House Oversight Committee as part of its probe into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the panel’s Republican majority said Wednesday. “The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear … Read more
The Justice Department has told the House Oversight Committee that now-former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the committee next week to answer questions about the department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The Department of Justice has … Read more
Lawmakers are pressing securities regulators to crack down on prediction markets amid several recent incidents of people using the increasingly popular platforms to bet on events tied to the Iran war and other government actions. In an April 6 letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig, seven House Democrats demanded that the agency … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken pride in making Florida a leader among red states, but he acknowledged Monday that it was behind in banning cousin marriages, which he is hoping will be outlawed in the near future. “Florida doesn’t ban cousin marriage: That’s a hanging curveball for … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., said after a congressional delegation returned from Cuba that U.S. economic restrictions on the island represented an “illegal U.S. blockade of fuel” and “effectively an economic bombing of the infrastructure of the country.” The lawmakers, following their five-day delegation … Read more
Lawmakers react to White House’s massive defense spending proposal – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers are reacting to the Trump administration’s request for a $1.5 trillion in defense spending for 2027 as the war with Iran intensifies. Source link
Georgia lawmakers did not delay the required implementation of a new elections system by July before their legislative session ended Friday, raising urgent questions about how votes in the battleground state will be cast and counted in the November midterm elections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline, plunging into doubt the future of elections in the political battleground. The lawmakers’ failure to offer a solution after months of debate raises uncertainty about how Georgians … Read more