Friday, February 27th, 2026
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