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U.S. Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett (D) on Wednesday defended her texting with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as controversy swirls around files linked to the late financier. “There are a lot of people who have done a lot of crimes. And as a prosecutor, you get information from people where you can. I've...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday dismissed the House’s efforts to potentially repeal a measure in the government shutdown bill, which would allow senators to sue the Justice Department over phone surveillance.   He argued that the provision to give Republican senators standing to sue the federal government for $500,000 in damages was narrowly...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will not release a federal employment report for October after missing the window to collect data from households during the government shutdown, the agency announced Wednesday. In a Wednesday press release, BLS said it was unable to conduct its monthly survey of households — which makes up half of...

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre said Prince Andrew felt “entitled” to her and said she was given $15,000 for her first night with him.

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President Trump vowed to make a push for peace in the war-torn African country of Sudan on Wednesday after listening to an appeal from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Washington. “His majesty would like to me do something very powerful having to do with Sudan,” Trump told a crowd at...

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday afternoon to look into the impact of the 43-day government shutdown on U.S. flight safety, travel and the economy. During the record-long lapse in funding, the Transportation Department reduced flights for least 40 major airports across the U.S. as staffing shortages that already...

President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit its highest point of his second term, according to an average from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). More than half of American respondents — 55.5 percent — said they have a negative view of Trump's handle on the presidency, based on 634 polls that DDHQ averaged Monday. That number marks...

The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding an answer from a New Jersey organ donation group accused of engaging in illegal practices, including harvesting organs from a person who was showing signs of life. In a letter to the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network (NJTO), Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.)...

Stacey Plaskett is a former Republican who now serves as the Democratic delegate for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her name has been entangled in the saga involving the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after new documents unveiled that she consulted with Epstein during a 2019 hearing with former Trump fixer Michael Cohen. On Tuesday, Rep....

The American restaurant industry is facing a crisis as workers with valid work permits are being stripped of their legal protections, threatening businesses and the economy, and the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act offers a potential solution.

Calley Means, a top adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has formally joined the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A staff directory for the department lists Means as a senior adviser in the Office of the Secretary.   An HHS spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the wellness entrepreneur is joining the department as...

Trump’s message at the end of last month is that the U.S. is no longer willing to ignore obvious dangers, especially if China poses them. 

Billionaire Tom Steyer joined the California governor’s race on Wednesday, four years after stating he had “no plans” to run for public office again.  Steyer said he’s running to lead the Golden State because “Californians deserve a life they can afford.” “Sacramento politicians are afraid to change this system. I’m not,” he added in a...