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Melania Trump's surprise Epstein statement prompts bafflement
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (579+ words) Reporters search for answers to why first lady chose to make speech " and whether president knew it was coming Melania Trump's surprise statement denying she had any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sparked confusion about why she had chosen to speak…...
US judge rules Pentagon has violated his order in press access case
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (382+ words) Paul Friedman grants New York Times's motion to force implementation of earlier ruling that gutted restrictive new policy A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon has not complied with an order last month that undid much of a…...
DNC rejects resolution condemning influence of pro-Israel Aipac lobby
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (318+ words) Panel's decision a blow to progressives who are unhappy with group's involvement in Democratic contests US politics " live updates When it comes to addressing how the party should deal with Israel, the Democratic establishment went to their favorite answer: no…...
Melania Trump says she not did not have relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (516+ words) First lady denies being "Epstein's victim' and says convicted sex offender did not introduce her to Donald Trump US politics " live updates Melania Trump, the first lady, told reporters on Thursday that she "never had a relationship" with the late…...
The Guardian view on Hungary's election: a bellwether contest for the global far right | Editorial
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (1024+ words) The Guardian The Guardian view on Hungary's election: a bellwether contest for the global far right Defeat for Viktor Orb'n on Sunday would be celebrated in Brussels, mourned in Washington and Moscow, and would give his country its democracy back…...
'Death cleaning' can unearth treasures | Brief letters
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (619+ words) Sorting possessions | Doomsday loo roll | HMRC "support" | Irony in the US | Spelling out surnames A year on from my husband"s death, I am actually beginning to enjoy what one letter writer calls the "gentle art of death cleaning" (Letters,…...
House Democrats push to pass measure curbing Trump's war powers over Iran
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (420+ words) Republicans will almost certainly block Democrats" efforts to pass legislation amid "fragile" two-week US-Iran ceasefire House Democrats will attempt Thursday to pass a resolution curtailing Donald Trump"s war powers over Iran " a move Republicans will almost certainly block, but…...
Israel's bombing of Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire prompts condemnation
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (700+ words) Strikes that killed more than 200 people spark outrage amid global efforts to salvage truce Israel's devastating bombardment of Lebanon in the hours after a US-Iranian ceasefire was announced has been widely condemned amid global efforts to salvage the truce. More…...
How to defeat Trump every time | Robert Reich
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (1039+ words) Iran, Minneapolis, Harvard and other Trump opponents have employed a similar strategy An hour before Trump said he'd cause the death of a "whole civilization" if Iran didn't open the strait of Hormuz, an Iranian official said the shipping channel…...
A day in the life of a 19-year-old in ICE detention: "I feel that this nightmare is not going to end
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (1797+ words) Olivia has been detained for months at the sprawling Dilley center in Texas. She has lost 20lbs, and wakes up every day with a headache Each day in detention feels like 48 hours for Olivia. The 19-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic…...