I'm Susan Ferrechio, reporter for The Washington Times. This is my question and answer segment on the House GOP's Epstein investigation and the growing showdown over whether the Clintons will testify.

President Trump's federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly double a $200 billion bond purchase that Trump ordered to try to lower mortgage rates, a move that could introduce a new level of risk for the companies.

The new U.S. National Defense Strategy released by President Trump's administration is the first since 2022 and contrasts with its predecessor, issued under former President Joe Biden. Here's a look at how the two Pentagon strategies address some of the traditional concerns of U.S. security policy.

A judge's decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars - but for now, the outcome remains uncertain.

First lady Melania Trump will hold a private friends-and-family screening of a new documentary about her at the White House on Saturday, just days before its worldwide release, a longtime advisor told Reuters. The film, “MELANIA,” follows the first lady in the days leading up to President Trump’s second inauguration in January of 2025. It...

The city of Minneapolis on Saturday said there was a shooting involving federal law enforcement, weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good. "We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave.," city officials said...

When transaction velocity exceeds governance, it creates blind spots.

President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House posting an AI-generated image on Friday of President Trump walking with a penguin through a snowy, mountain landscape. “Embrace the penguin,” the White House wrote on the social platform X, alongside a photo depicting a penguin holding an American flag next to...

They are using this five-year-old as bait — clickbait — to fuel protests and outrage.

Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper Møller Sørensen on Friday clapped back at President Trump's remarks about NATO troops who served in Afghanistan, saying "Denmark answered" following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered," Sørensen posted on the social platform X. "Thousands of Danish troops served in Helmand—on the front...