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Comer to Clintons: Testify in person about Epstein or face contempt

House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer is threatening to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress if they refuse to testify in person about their connections to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

November 21, 2025

Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman in Congress, will retire next year

New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez announced Thursday she will retire next year after more than 30 years in Congress, becoming the second long-serving New York Democrat to step aside.

November 21, 2025

Court says Trump exceeded authority deploying Guard troops to patrol D.C. streets

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration violated the law by deploying National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., without the city's consent. Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by President Biden, stayed her decision for three weeks to allow time for an appeal.

November 20, 2025

New Verizon CEO announces historic layoffs affecting 20% of management staff

Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs, representing about 20% of its management workforce, as new CEO Dan Schulman seeks to reorient the telecommunications giant amid rising competition and the need to improve customer experiences.

November 20, 2025

5 Questions About Texas’ Ten Commandments in Schools Law

The law, which took effect in September, requires Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms if posters are donated.

November 20, 2025

Trump’s approval rating drops to 38% as disapproval climbs to 60%

Democrats are experiencing a significant surge in political momentum one year after President Trump and Republicans secured complete control of Washington.

November 19, 2025

Tables turn as GOP seeks to prosecute Jack Smith aide for obstruction

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is turning the tables on a former special counsel aide, asking the Justice Department to prosecute Thomas Windom for obstruction -- the same charge that landed two Trump allies in prison.

November 19, 2025

Senate passes Epstein files bill by unanimous consent after overwhelming House vote

The House of Representatives voted 427-1 on Tuesday to compel the Justice Department to release all files from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes. The Senate immediately followed, passing the measure by unanimous consent.

November 18, 2025

U.K. ramps up warnings about Chinese intelligence threats via professional networking sites

Britain's MI5 intelligence agency has issued an espionage alert warning that Chinese spies are actively using LinkedIn and professional networking sites to target and recruit U.K. lawmakers and government officials on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security.

November 18, 2025

Democrats erupt in rare House floor battle over succession rigging claims

House Democrats erupted in a rare intraparty battle Tuesday as Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez forced a floor vote condemning fellow Democrat Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for allegedly rigging his succession.

November 18, 2025

House to vote Tuesday on forcing release of all Epstein files with Trump’s backing

The long-standing political controversy over the Epstein files has shifted from conspiracy theories about the Clintons to unsubstantiated accusations that President Trump participated in Epstein's sex trafficking and is concealing evidence.

November 17, 2025

Tehran says no uranium enrichment happening as bombed facilities remain untouched

Iran's foreign minister announced that Tehran has halted all uranium enrichment following the destruction of its enrichment facilities by Israeli and U.S. forces in June, while signaling the country remains open to negotiations with the West over its nuclear program.

November 17, 2025

Judge doubts Trump voter program but can’t stop it — yet

A federal judge on Monday said she's "troubled" by a Trump administration program that lets states scrub noncitizens from voter lists but ruled she lacks authority to block it.

November 17, 2025

Venezuelans focus on economic survival amid escalating U.S. tensions with Maduro regime

Venezuelan citizens remain focused on economic survival despite escalating tensions between the United States and the Nicolas Maduro regime.

November 16, 2025

ICE says toothbrushes are too dangerous for migrants in processing facilities

ICE is drawing a hard line on dental hygiene for migrants in short-term processing facilities, telling federal judges that toothbrushes pose too much danger to hand out freely.

November 14, 2025

Missing children of Armero: Colombian families hope for reunion 40 years after volcanic disaster

Families in Colombia continue searching for hundreds of children who went missing during the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption that killed approximately 25,000 people and destroyed the town of Armero, with many children separated from their families in the chaos and given up for adoption.

November 14, 2025

Congress races to negotiate health care deal before Obamacare subsidies expire

Congress faces a tight deadline to negotiate a health care deal before enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire on December 31, giving lawmakers less time than the 43 days it took to end the recent government shutdown.

November 13, 2025

Security drones promise to stop school shooters in 50 seconds, but Uvalde problem remains

A Texas company is testing shoebox-sized security drones designed to stop school shooters before police arrive -- but critics say the technology can't solve the problem that trapped victims at Uvalde.

November 13, 2025

California’s governor defends license revocations as Trump administration claims victory

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants amid a dispute between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration over whether the licenses were improperly issued or are being revoked for unspecified state law violations.

November 13, 2025

Epstein emails reveal 2011 attempts to link Trump to sex trafficking allegations

House Republicans released a large batch of documents Wednesday that were subpoenaed from the Justice Department's investigation into deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

November 12, 2025