Politics

Former President Bill Clinton is sitting Friday for a deposition over the Epstein scandal nearly 29 years to the date of an infamous encounter with an intern that sparked a famous public denial. On February 28, 1997 — 29 years from Saturday — Clinton allegedly had his ‘blue dress’ encounter with then-intern Monica Lewinsky at the White House. The official report from independent counsel Kenneth Starr to Congress lists the date in its section laying...

The ongoing standoff over Homeland Security funding is raising concerns about the potential impact on Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the agency that has helped bring cases against high-profile figures, including Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. HSI is one of several agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) threatened by the ongoing government shutdown. That branch of DHS acts as the investigative arm for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ attorney in 2023 is disputing claims that he agreed to let the Biden-era FBI record a call with his client without her knowledge, according to a report. ‘If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t – have a license to practice law,’ the unidentified attorney said, according to Axios. ‘I’m as shocked as Susie.’  The denial comes as scrutiny intensifies around the FBI’s...

Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had ‘no idea’ of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee’s bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. ‘Now, let me say what you’re going to...

The ongoing standoff over Homeland Security funding is raising concerns about the potential impact on Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the agency that has helped bring cases against high-profile figures, including Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. HSI is one of several agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) threatened by the ongoing government shutdown. That branch of DHS acts as the investigative arm for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

President Donald Trump has lost his tariff case in the Supreme Court. However, with careful and prudent use of the tariff powers he does have, he can turn this into a win for his policies and for America. The Supreme Court has just ruled in Learning Services v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. While the act unquestionably gives him the power to regulate...

A man was arrested after a statue of late United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill was defaced with red graffiti in London, the Metropolitan Police noted in a post on X. Photos show the statue and its base defaced with messages such as ‘NEVER AGAIN IS NOW,’ ‘ZIONIST WAR CRIMINAL’ AND ‘GLOBALISE THE INTIFADA!’ ‘Overnight, the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square was graffitied with red paint,’ the police noted in the post on Friday....

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., gubernatorial campaign continues to be bankrolled by Keliang ‘Clay’ Zhu despite concerns over his ties to China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Zhu donated another $25,000 to Swalwell’s campaign earlier this month after he had already donated $5,000 to Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign in November and previously donated over $10,000 to his House campaigns.  Zhu is a partner at DeHeng Law Offices PC, a top Beijing law firm that has deep...

President Donald Trump warned that Iran is working to build missiles that could ‘soon reach the United States of America,’ elevating concerns about a weapons program that already places U.S. forces across the Middle East within range. Iran does not currently possess a missile capable of striking the U.S. homeland, officials say. But its existing ballistic missile arsenal can target major American military installations in the Gulf, and U.S. officials say the issue has emerged...

As President Donald Trump pressures Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions amid rising tensions, Vice President JD Vance told The Washington Post there is ‘no chance’ the U.S. will enter a yearslong war in the Middle East. ‘The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen,’ Vance said on Thursday, according to the outlet. ‘I think we...