Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn told House lawmakers they were never interviewed as part of formal federal investigations into their late client’s sex crimes, according to videos of their depositions released Tuesday. Their claims underscore the enormous gaps in the Justice Department’s efforts to hold Epstein and his inner circle accountable […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Sen. Rick Scott is suing a major government contractor for damages after his tax returns were leaked along with other prominent and wealthy figures, including President Donald Trump. The Florida Republican on Monday filed a lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and technology consulting company, and a former employee of the […]
Key negotiators circulated a potential deal Tuesday to end a five-week standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding and, among other things, pay beleaguered transportation screeners as mounting security lines snarl airports. Nobody in Washington, however, seems too excited about it. The framework brokered by a handful of Senate Republicans and the White House Monday […]
Alan Armstrong was sworn in Tuesday to temporarily fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s move to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The Republican energy executive took the oath of office from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) just hours after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Armstrong as his choice to succeed Mullin. Armstrong […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to take a “hard look” at the emerging DHS funding deal but that he is unlikely to be “happy” with any agreement Republicans strike with Democrats. It was the first time the president has weighed in publicly on the brewing agreement to fund the agency, as […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith’s office sought to map a vast web of contacts between President Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican allies in Congress and key players in his bid to subvert the results of the 2020 election, according to newly released records of the Smith-led investigation. Emails from January 2023 circulated among Smith’s deputies […]
As a potential Homeland Security funding deal comes together, Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday the Senate could temporarily drop its consideration of a contentious GOP elections bill, the SAVE America Act, then return to it after DHS funding is passed. Thune’s comments come as Republicans are trying to reach an agreement with Democrats on […]
England’s King Charles III will make his first state visit to Washington next month. As part of his visit, the king will address Congress in a joint meeting the week of April 27, according to two people familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss plans ahead of a formal announcement. The visit was first […]
The chair of the House committee overseeing elections is circulating a list of proposals to include in a budget reconciliation bill as Senate Republicans and the White House move to rev up the party-line process to pass pieces of a contentious GOP voting bill in the coming months. The list from House Administration Chair Bryan […]
President Donald Trump hasn’t yet publicly weighed in on a brewing deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but a White House official said Tuesday morning the yet-to-be-finalized bipartisan agreement “seems to be an acceptable solution.” That official, granted anonymity to discuss the private deliberations, noted that “conversations are ongoing” to finalize a deal […]