Trump ends support for Marjorie Taylor Greene amid growing Epstein feud
President turns on ‘Wacky Marjorie’ after congresswoman criticizes effort to block release of key Epstein documentsDonald Trump announced Friday that he is withdrawing his support and endorsement of Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime ally and previously fierce defender of the president and the Maga movement.Trump’s move away from Greene came just hours after […]
Epstein was texting US House member during 2019 hearing with Michael Cohen
Newly revealed documents show sex offender messaging lawmaker, and may have influenced their questioningNewly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show the convicted sex offender appeared to be texting with a member of Congress during a 2019 House hearing with Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney, and that those messages may have […]
US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico
Venezuelan-born Jose Barco detained upon early release from prison following attempted murder convictionAn army veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served two tours in Iraq was deported on Friday morning from an immigration detention facility in Florence, Arizona.Arizona state representative Raquel Terán told Fox 10 Phoenix that Jose Barco, a Venezuelan-born veteran whose family fled […]
Trump news at a glance: Pam Bondi announces investigation into Trump’s adversaries’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein
US attorney general names Jay Clayton as lead investigator, hours after direction from US president – key US politics stories from 14 November 2025Pam Bondi announced on Friday afternoon that she had assigned Jay Clayton, the interim US attorney for the southern district of New York, to lead the investigation into Donald Trump’s political adversaries […]
Detained and deported from US for speech, a UK commentator speaks out: ‘It’s a tragedy of justice’
Sami Hamdi was detained after a pro-Israel group released a video purportedly showing him praising the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on IsraelA British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities in the US over his pro-Palestinian advocacy said shortly after returning to the UK on Thursday that his detention was “less an attack […]
Trump news at a glance: president faces potentially damaging congressional vote over releasing Epstein files
Attempts to persuade two female members of Congress to withdraw backing for petition appear to have failed – key US politics stories from Thursday 13 November at a glanceDonald Trump is facing the prospect of a politically damaging congressional vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files after attempts to press two female members of Congress […]
Florida kills man on death row in state’s 16th execution this year
Bryan Frederick Jennings, convicted over rape and murder of young girl in 1979, given three-drug lethal injectionA man found guilty in the 1979 rape and murder of a six-year-old girl was executed in Florida on Thursday.Bryan Frederick Jennings was pronounced dead at 6.20pm local time after being administered a three-drug lethal injection. Jennings was sentenced […]
US justice department joins lawsuit to block California’s new electoral map
Move escalates legal battle over a redistricting effort designed to help Democrats flip House seats in 2026The justice department on Thursday joined a lawsuit brought by California Republicans to block the state’s new congressional map, escalating a legal battle over a redistricting effort designed to give Democrats a better chance of retaking the House of […]
US government reopens after shutdown with House to vote on Epstein files next week – politics live
Even if bill passes the House, it will still need to get through the Senate before files can be releasedLawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who have been charged by the justice department are expected to ask a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured […]
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump
Documents show staff kept Epstein informed of Trump’s air travel – and Epstein kept up with news about former friendA tranche of documents released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday revealed that Jeffrey Epstein’s staff kept him apprised of Donald Trump’s air travel as it related to his own transportation – and that the […]
