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Could Trump destroy the Epstein files?
WASHINGTON — In political exile at his mansion in Florida, under investigation for possessing highly classified documents, Donald Trump summoned his lawyer in 2022 for a fateful conversation. A folder had been compiled with 38 documents that should have been returned to the federal government. But Trump had other ideas.
Making a plucking ...Read more
Editorial: With Epstein files, Trump looks like a loser
President Donald Trump cannot accept defeat.
His psychologist niece explains it in her book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”
He showed it to the world on Jan. 6 by trying to persuade his vice president to overturn the election he had lost.
The same character flaw explains why he told ...Read more
Why this California Democrat broke with his party to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Gray was one of only six House Democrats — and the only one from California — who voted with Republicans in favor of a deal to end the government shutdown, and there was a calculated reason behind that decision.
Gray, a first-term Democrat from the Central Valley, is running for reelection in a majority Latino ...Read more
Trump just turned Miami's mayoral race into a referendum on himself
Donald Trump’s move to endorse a local mayoral candidate is turning Miami’s nonpartisan runoff election into a political referendum on Trump after widespread Republican losses earlier this month in New Jersey, California and Virginia, particularly among Latino voters.
If Democrat Eileen Higgins wins the runoff, she’ll be the first ...Read more
Seattle's homelessness response in peril as Trump aims at 'Housing First'
New federal restrictions under the Trump administration could put $41 million in homelessness funding for King County and Seattle at risk — jeopardizing housing for hundreds of households across the region.
On Thursday, the Trump administration announced it would shift money away from data-backed long-term housing strategies and toward short-...Read more
Trump hails McDonald's Extra Value Meals in affordability pitch
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump argued his administration was making process on lowering prices as he faces new political headwinds, pushing back on criticism from Democrats who blame his tariffs for high costs.
Trump touted economic policies he said have drawn trillions in new investments to fuel private-sector job growth and eased the ...Read more
Special election runoff in Texas' 18th District set for Jan. 31
WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled the runoff election to fill an open House seat in Houston for Jan. 31, nearly 11 months after the death of Democratic former Rep. Sylvester Turner.
The race in the 18th District features two Democrats: acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council Member ...Read more
Trump just turned Miami's mayoral race into a referendum on himself
MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s move to endorse a local mayoral candidate is turning Miami’s nonpartisan runoff election into a political referendum on Trump after widespread Republican losses earlier this month in New Jersey, California and Virginia, particularly among Latino voters.
If Democrat Eileen Higgins wins the runoff, she’ll ...Read more
'Some things are still sacred': Many defend Massie's marriage against Trump attack
Many prominent politicians and political figures rushed to the defense of Rep. Thomas Massie over the weekend after President Donald Trump lobbed a personal attack against the Kentucky politician and his new wife.
Across party lines, observers online called Trump’s words sick, disgusting, and even “pure evil.”
Trump, in a late Friday Nov...Read more
Mamdani says he wants to meet with Trump for good of NYC
NEW YORK — New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Monday he wants to meet face to face with President Donald Trump to discuss ways the two leaders can work together for the good of the city.
The incoming mayor confirmed that his staff has reached out to the White House to open lines of communication with Trump’s team and that he hopes to ...Read more
Supreme Court to take up case over border asylum claim location
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the Trump administration can revive a policy from the president’s first term of denying asylum claims by preventing migrants from crossing the border from Mexico.
The Trump administration asked the justices to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, ...Read more
Supreme Court may restrict asylum claims from those arriving at the southern border
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a Trump administration appeal that argues migrants have no right to seek asylum at the southern border.
Rather, the government says border agents may block asylum seekers from stepping on to U.S. soil and turn away their claims without a hearing.
The new case seeks to clarify the ...Read more
Trump gives 'complete and total endorsement' to candidate for Miami mayor
MIAMI — President Donald Trump has endorsed Emilio González for Miami mayor, adding to the roster of major GOP politicians throwing their support behind the former city manager and deepening the partisan divide that has shaped the officially nonpartisan race ahead of the Dec. 9 runoff election.
“It is my Great Honor to endorse Emilio T. ...Read more
This week: House votes on Epstein files while Senate seeks spending deal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear late Sunday that he wants the House to pass legislation this week that would direct the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender, in a bid to get the issue off the table.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have ...Read more
Commentary: The East Wing's demolition is a lasting scar of Trump's America
Great government houses are never still. They grow, age and change with their nations, each alteration leaving a trace of the ideals and anxieties of its time. Architecture is the archive that never stops recording. To tear down a part of it is to edit the story of who we are as a nation.
The recent demolition of the White House’s East Wing �...Read more
Trump says he'd back bill to sanction Russia's trading partners
President Donald Trump said proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries conducting business with Russia would be “okay with me,” his strongest indication yet that he would support a monthslong push to strangle Moscow’s funding.
“The Republicans are putting in legislation that is very tough sanctioning, etcetera, on any country ...Read more
Chile communist and conservative on track to presidential runoff
Chilean communist Jeannette Jara and arch-conservative José Antonio Kast appear to be headed to next month’s presidential runoff that will spotlight starkly divergent views on how to lead one of Latin America’s richest economies.
With 27% of ballots counted in Sunday’s first round, Jara had 26.3% of the vote followed by Kast with 24.7%, ...Read more
Feds: Ex-Newsom aide used job to pressure California into settling suit with former client
Federal officials said Dana Williamson, the Sacramento political powerbroker who was indicted earlier this week, used her position while she was Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff to pressure state attorneys to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit with one of her former clients, gaming company Activision Blizzard.
According to the 23-count ...Read more
Chile vote poised to deliver a clash of political extremes
Chileans are voting on Sunday to elect a president as one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations faces the unfamiliar challenges of high crime, clandestine migration and a torpid economy.
Voters will choose between eight candidates, with top contenders including ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast, Evelyn Matthei from the center-right and ...Read more
Chile vote poised to deliver a clash of political extremes
Chileans are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect a president as one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations faces the unfamiliar challenges of high crime, clandestine migration and a torpid economy.
Voters will choose between eight candidates, with top contenders including ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast, Evelyn Matthei from the ...Read more
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