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Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday joined calls for the Trump administration to release more files in the case involving disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview on CBS News’s “The Takeout,” Pence called for greater transparency out of the White House, while stressing the importance of protecting the names…
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Comedian Shane Gillis on Wednesday evening poked fun at President Trump over his administration’s handling of the files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While hosting the 2025 ESPYs, Gillis first knocked Trump for his role surrounding the Jan. 6. 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Donald Trump wants to stage…
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“That’s what they’re afraid of,” the former speaker said.

Congressional Republicans are on the verge of approving roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds sought by the White House, but some are airing concerns over the Trump administration’s use of a rare process to lock in the cuts.  This week could mark the first time in decades that Congress…
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“Yes, Donald Trump may be unpopular, but…”

The president blamed Joe Biden for something he himself had done.

Two Republican senators joined Democrats in voting against the legislation.

The “Daily Show” host spots a “shocking turn of events” for the president.

Rep. Tim Burchett essentially shrugged and then leaned in.

The president made a series of wild claims, and the “Late Show” host was ready with a fact check.

Immigration lawyers say it’s been nearly impossible to communicate with clients who are at the remote facility.

The Democratic lawmaker said Trump’s refusal to release the Epstein files “kind of answers the question.”

The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday urged President Trump not to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, warning the consequences would be worse than the status quo. “It’s often hard to know when President Trump is serious about something, or merely creating a distraction. But in case…
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White House border czar Tom Homan said on Wednesday that the Trump administration is considering possible changes to its immigration enforcement policy as it relates to farm and hospitality workers. In an interview on NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Homan said people in the White House are talking about various policy solutions and he expects he could see…
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Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) on Wednesday discussed the ongoing uproar over files related to an investigation on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and President Trump’s recent pushback, saying it is “not a good moment.” “This is not a good moment. And I think that, you know, so I’m open if the President has information that…
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The ranking is significant because it marks a possible shift in the podcast space, after Rogan and other right-wing podcasters propelled Trump to the White House last year.

President Trump on Wednesday sidestepped a question on appointing a special counsel to investigate the case involving disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As the president was leaving after giving a speech at the White House, a CNN reporter asked whether he’d consider appointing a special counsel in the matter. “I have nothing…
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One person pointed out on social media that the president is the “best spokesman for Coke since Dr. Cosby.”

Maurene Comey was also a federal prosecutor in the Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell cases.

President Trump said the Coca-Cola Company has agreed to use real cane sugar, at his request, in the American version of their flagship drink. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those…
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96 <!– Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy <!–   The Big Story  GOP split on whether Trump should fire Powell Republican lawmakers are split over if President Trump should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with some pushing him to nix the central bank head…
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The lack of courage in Congress to reassert its constitutional power of the purse has left senior lawmakers of both parties deeply frustrated.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told Kevin McCarthy to “get help” Wednesday after the former House Speaker from California said his life is better after leaving Congress because Gaetz isn’t in it. “This is so sad, Kevin,” Gaetz wrote on social platform X, posting a video of McCarthy’s remarks at the Hill Nation Summit. “Get…
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More than 900 former Justice Department attorneys are urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Emil Bove for a lifetime judicial appointment.  Bove, who previously served on President Trump’s criminal defense team, is now in the No. 3 role at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and has been nominated for a judgeship…
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Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve.