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Birtherism to Epstein; why politicians shouldn’t let conspiracy theories fester.

President Barack Obama's long form birth certificate was finally released in 2011, but the birther conspiracy theory still persisted, showing the need for politicians to confront conspiracies, no matter how outrageous they are.

Mike Johnson says he’ll vote for Epstein files bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he will vote on Tuesday for the bill to directing the Department of Justice to release files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, even as he expressed deep concerns with the measure and said he hoped the Senate would make changes to it. “I'm going to vote to move this...

Seth Meyers mocks Trump’s calls for his firing: ‘You’re clearly a medical expert’

Comedian Seth Meyers on Monday mocked President Trump’s calls for NBC to throw him off the airwaves, the latest tit for tat between the president and late night TV hosts. “When you accuse me of Trump derangement syndrome, I take that diagnosis seriously, because you’re clearly a medical expert, as evidenced by your description of...

Mark Epstein: ‘Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump’

Mark Epstein, the brother of Jeffrey Epstein, said Monday that the late convicted sex offender “definitely had dirt” on President Trump. “He didn’t tell me what he knew, but Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump,” Epstein told host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. Epstein referenced the president numerous times via email prior...

Marjorie Taylor Greene takes sharp jab at Trump after public fallout

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a sharp jab at President Trump on Tuesday after their public feud last week over the release of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Greene joined Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and a group of Epstein victims during a Tuesday morning press conference...

Jesse Jackson moved out of intensive care

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, remains in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the Rainbow Push Coalition said in a Monday release. The social justice organization, which Jackson formed in 1996, added that the civil rights leader would be moved from the ICU later Monday. Jackson was diagnosed with supranuclear palsy (PSP) in April,...

Khanna, Massie, Greene urge Senate to pass Epstein bill unchanged, warn of ‘reckoning’

Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., demand the Senate pass a bill to release all Jeffrey Epstein files.

Blue school district hit with federal complaint alleging it ‘sidestepped’ law depriving parent of transparency

America First Legal, a pro-Trump group, has filed a federal complaint over what it says is an example of a school district side stepping federal law on transparency.

Mike Johnson reveals how he’ll vote on Epstein files bill led by Trump critic Thomas Massie

Speaker Johnson revealed his decision on the House's forthcoming vote on forcing the release of the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Headed for the exits: Why 3 dozen House members aren’t running for re-election

Thirty-six House members won't seek re-election in 2026 midterms as bitter partisan climate drives lawmakers away from Congress, including moderate Republicans.

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