Hillary Clinton testifies she never met Epstein, slams Republican efforts to combat sex trafficking
Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities. “I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that,” Clinton said in a statement, which she released as she delivered a closed-door deposition to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, N.Y. Following aRead more
Iran nuclear talks conclude with no deal announced as risk of U.S. attack looms
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, meaning the possibility of another Middle East war is still a risk as the massive fleet of U.S. aircraft and warships remain in the region. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been “significant progress in the negotiation” without elaborating. But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transferRead more
Five fact checks from Trump’s state of the union address
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the first state of the union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in Washington, on Tuesday. (Kenny Holston/Pool/Reuters) Given Donald Trump’s track record of telling lies, exaggerating, spreading misinformation and making misleading and confusing statements, it was unlikely he would stop doing that for his state of the union address. Indeed, he didn’t. When it comes to facts, holding Trump to account is difficult. None of the fact-checking done by the media, political opponents, government institutions or others has changedRead more
Democrats investigating whether U.S. DOJ withheld Epstein documents about abuse accusation against Trump
Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee said on Tuesday they would be investigating whether the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld material about an abuse accusation against U.S. President Donald Trump from the published Epstein files. In a statement, the committee said lawmakers believe the department did not disclose FBI materials related to a woman who claimed in 2019 that she was assaulted by Trump decades earlier. “Oversight Democrats can confirm that the DoJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews with this survivor who accusedRead more
MacKinnon sends Canada to gold-medal game after sinking Finns with game winner in dying seconds
Canada’s gold-medal dream in men’s hockey at the Milano-Cortina Olympics remains on course. Nathan MacKinnon scored on a power play with 35.2 seconds left in the third period as the Canadians battled back from a 2-0 deficit to advance to the title game with a 3-2 victory over Finland on Friday. Sam Reinhart and Shea Theodore had the other goals for Canada, which will face the United States in Sunday’s podium decider to cap the NHL’s return to the Games. Jordan Binnington made 15 saves. Connor McDavid picked up twoRead more
After former prince Andrew’s arrest, the Royal Family tries to keep calm and carry on
The scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was already seen by some as the first real royal crisis his elder brother, King Charles, has faced in these opening years of his reign. Still, it continues to evolve, and Andrew’s arrest Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office marks just the latest unprecedented development in the unprecedented story of the former prince who also once served as a trade envoy for the United Kingdom. “In many ways, this crisis for the Royal Family moving forward is more of a personal one thanRead more
Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants, vacates ruling on mass detention
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif. (Gregory Bull/The Associated Press) A U.S. federal judge has thrown out an administrative board’s decision endorsing the Trump administration’s policy of subjecting people arrested during its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention — accusing the administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law. In a ruling late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside, Calif., vacated a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals after finding the Trump administration had failed toRead more
Montreal is mentioned in the Epstein files hundreds of times. Here’s what we know
Jeffrey Epstein was facing two U.S. federal charges, one count for sex trafficking a minor and one count of conspiracy to sex traffic involving underage girls (to which he pleaded not guilty), when he died of suicide on Aug. 10, 2019 at a New York detention facility. (Scott Olson/Getty Images, New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP) Located just a short flight away from one of his homes in New York City, Montreal was often on the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s radar. Though it’s unclear whether EpsteinRead more
US lawmakers accuse justice department of ‘inappropriately’ redacting Epstein files
US lawmakers say files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were improperly redacted ahead of their release by the Department of Justice (DoJ). Members of Congress on Monday were allowed to begin a review of the unredacted versions of the approximately three million pages of files released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) since December. “The core issue is that they’re not complying with… my law, because these were scrubbed back in March by Donald Trump’s FBI,” Democratic congressman Ro Khanna said. At least one document has been unredactedRead more
‘What we are experiencing is not humane’ – Cubans struggle as U.S. chokes oil supply
People walk through the Cuban town of Santa Cruz del Norte last week during a scheduled power outage that was part of energy rationing. A former Canadian ambassador to Cuba says the Trump administration, which has imposed sanctions on countries that sell Cuba fuel, is trying to throttle the island’s economy until the regime collapses. (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press) Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspendedRead more