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Deadlock deepens: Democrats, Republicans block funding plans; US heads toward first shutdown since 2019

File photo (Picture credit: AP) The US federal government officially entered a shutdown after Democrats and Republicans failed again to pass competing funding plans in the Senate, deepening the partisan standoff over federal spending and health care. Funding plans blocked, shutdown triggered On a 55-45 vote, the GOP proposal to extend funding until November 21 […]

Epstein files releasing soon? Democrat Adelita Grijalva victory secures key vote to force disclosure push

Adelita Grijalva’s win Tuesday in a special House election in southern Arizona has handed Democrats another seat in Congress and delivered the pivotal 218th signature for a discharge petition to force the Justice Department to release still-secret files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The development all but guarantees a floor […]

‘Should I break law to satisfy your curiosity?’: Kash Patel faces heat in Epstein files hearing – here’s what was said

Kash Patel (PTI image) FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday faced extensive questioning during a roughly five-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing, as lawmakers pressed him on his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the release of related documents.During the hearing, Patel responded to repeated demands for more disclosures by asking, “Do you know how […]

Who is Peter Mandelson? UK ambassador to US linked to Epstein’s 50th birthday book — All about him

Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson Peter Mandelson, Britain’s ambassador to the United States, is under fresh scrutiny over his past ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Documents and photographs recently released show Mandelson’s apparent contribution to a 50th birthday photo book for Epstein, compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell, in which he […]

‘I’ll do it’: FBI’s Kash Patel to ‘probe’ Trump-Epstein birthday note; trouble ahead for US president?

FBI Director Kash Patel (ANI) FBI director Kash Patel said on Wednesday he would be open to investigating a birthday note that Donald Trump allegedly wrote to the late Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 for the convicted sex offender’s 50th birthday. The statement came under questioning from Rep. Jared Moskowitz during a House Oversight Committee hearing.Moskowitz […]

Epstein links: UK’s Mandelson removed as US ambassador; action after email expose

The United Kingdom prime minister has directed the foreign secretary to withdraw Peter Mandelson from his post as Ambassador to the United States after newly disclosed emails revealed a far deeper relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. According to officials, the correspondence shows that Mandelson not only maintained extensive contact […]

‘Maybe stop boarding flights to Epstein island’: MAGA influencer mocks victims; who is Jessica Reed Kraus?

Jessica Reed Kraus (Source: Instagram) Jessica Reed Kraus, a conservative influencer, has questioned the accounts of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse.Kraus, who calls herself “independent media,” posted more than two dozen Instagram stories criticising the women for participating in flights to Epstein’s private island and suggested some of their stories were exaggerated.She also accused […]

‘Not my signature, not how I speak’: Trump dismisses Epstein birthday book claims as ‘waste of time’; watch

Trump in DC on Tuesday (Screengrab: X/Rapid Response) US president Donald Trump on Tuesday, again rejected claims linking him to a letter found in Jeffrey Epstein’s private records. Speaking to reporters in Washington, DC, Trump said, “It’s not my signature and it’s not the way I speak, and anybody that’s covered me for a long […]

‘My best pal’: UK ambassador Peter Mandelson’s 50th birthday message to Epstein goes public- here’s what he wrote

Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson (AP) Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, described convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as his “best pal” in a message included in Epstein’s 50th birthday book, according to documents released by US lawmakers.The note, said to have been written by Mandelson, appears in a collection […]

‘He was the only one…’: House speaker Johnson walks back Trump FBI–Epstein claim; clarifies he reiterated attorney’s words

US President Donald Trump (AP) US house speaker Mike Johnson backtracked his claim that US President Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case — a remark that confused even former Trump officials.Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Thursday, Johnson said, “He was an FBI informant to try to take this […]