Ghislaine Maxwell, the onetime girlfriend and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is demanding clemency from President Donald Trump in exchange for coming clean about her ties to the convicted sex offender. Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, sat for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday as […]
Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim weighed in on President Donald Trump’s comments about one of her teammates. In Milan, Kim was asked about the president’s comments about American skier Hunter Hess in a press conference on Monday. “I’m so happy that so many Olympians are not hesitant to speak out for what they believe in, even […]
Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign amid scandals he deems “intolerable,” but that will not be happening, according to 10 Downing Street. Sarwar, speaking at a Monday press conference in Glasgow, said the prime minister must step down amid political chaos caused by revelations about former […]
Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab asked a court on Monday to approve the rearrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa shortly after he was kidnapped by “heavily armed men” in Caracas, as claimed by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. The abduction was announced by Machado shortly after Guanipa was released from prison on Sunday. The Venezuelan […]
War Department officials said Monday that U.S. military forces seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker that Indo-Pacific Command tracked down from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean. “The Aquila II was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean,” the War Department posted on X. “It ran, and we […]
After entering the Georgia gubernatorial race last week, billionaire Rick Jackson has already upset the Republican primary field as he aims to pull support away from Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. The primary race was considered settled after President Donald Trump endorsed Jones, who is the presumed front-runner. However, Jackson’s self-funded campaign launch may pull some […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Social Security Administration announced Monday it has crossed a major “milestone” in its transformation toward digital accessibility. The agency informed the Washington Examiner that more than 100 million United States residents have created their my Social Security accounts, paving the way for these users to have readily available service. “This milestone underscores […]
Hong Kong‘s legal system sentenced pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday after he was charged with violating China‘s national security law. In December, Lai was convicted of colluding with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiring to publish seditious materials. Lai, a British citizen, pleaded not guilty to the charges […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. California has emerged as an epicenter of healthcare fraud, specifically multimillion-dollar […]
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) fight for political survival is bleeding into Kentucky’s Senate race after two of the Republican contenders endorsed his challenger to curry favor with President Donald Trump. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and entrepreneur Nate Morris endorsed Ed Gallrein in quick succession on Thursday, leaving former Attorney General Daniel Cameron as the only […]
