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Bipartisan duo pushing for Epstein files release disagrees on Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

By Alexandra Marquez

Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who are working together to push the Trump administration to release federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein, disagreed Sunday over whether President Donald Trump should pardon Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Massie told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” during a joint interview with Khanna that “whatever they need to do to compel [Maxwell’s] testimony, as long as it’s truthful, I would be in favor of.”

Khanna, on the other hand, said, “No, I don’t” believe that Maxwell should be pardoned or have her sentence commuted and that he is “concerned” that she met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last week.

“Look, I agree with Congressman Massie that she should testify, but she’s been indicted twice on perjury. This is why we need the files,” Khanna added.

Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein’s, was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges in 2021. That same year, she was accused of making multiple false statements under oath. Blanche interviewed Maxwell over two days last week amid growing calls for the Trump administration to release any unclassified files related to Epstein. ...

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Trump signs new law helping veterans avoid foreclosure with partial claims payment program

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President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law Wednesday, cementing a partial claims program aimed at preventing veterans from losing their homes to foreclosure.

The new partial claims program under the Department of Veterans' Affairs' (VA) Home Loan Program will allow veterans who are late on mortgage payments to tack on those payments to the tail end of their loans.

Additionally, the partial claims program seeks to replace the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program created in 2024 under the Biden...
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WATCH: DEI still in place as college 'finding ways' around ban, official admits: 'Proud of the fight'

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FIRST ON FOX: An official in the University of Iowa's Division of Student Life openly admits in a new undercover video obtained by Fox News Digital that she and others at the university are actively "finding ways to operate around" state and federal directives intended to end the practice of reverse discrimination in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

The official, Drea Tinoco, assistant director for Leadership and Student Organization Development at the University of Iowa, pointed out in the undercover recording how in early spring...
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Top GOP senator demands probe into whether Jack Smith 'unlawfully' tried to influence 2024 election

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FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants the Justice Department to investigate, and potentially prosecute, former Special Counsel Jack Smith over whether he "unlawfully took political actions to influence the 2024 election" against President Donald Trump.

Sen. Tom Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, accused Smith of seeking to impact the 2024 election in his capacity as special counsel under the Biden-led Justice Department in a letter to the acting head of the Office of Special Counsel, Jamieson Greer, first obtained by Fox News...
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SCOTUS to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell’s case privately in September at post-summer conference

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The Supreme Court revealed on Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to her sex trafficking conviction will be among the many cases the high court reviews at a closed-door conference in September.

The Supreme Court posted a brief notice indicating it plans to examine a petition from Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and associate, on Sept. 29, marking the first time the justices will have her case before them. The public could learn whether the high court plans to review Maxwell's case within days or weeks of that date.

If the Supreme...
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Democratic lawmaker 'no longer on speaking terms' with some family over Israel support

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Israel-supporting Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres revealed on Tuesday he no longer has a relationship with some of his family due to his support for Israel.

"I've lost friends, all of you have lost friends there," he told a room full of Jewish students at the Israel on Campus Coalition Summit on Tuesday. "I'm no longer on speaking terms with with certain members of my family."

Torres’ deep support for Israel has put him at odds with progressives in his party — but the New York Democrat has only recently begun to express frustration with the...
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Schumer says century-old law forces Trump DOJ, FBI to release Jeffrey Epstein files by August deadline

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats invoked a century-old law to force President Donald Trump's Department of Justice and the FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

At a press conference, Schumer said he joined all his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Homeland Security Committee in invoking "a century-old and little-known law known as the Rule of Five." Under the federal law, Schumer said, "when any five senators on the Homeland Security Committee call on the executive branch, the executive branch must...
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White House knocks Chuck Schumer over Jim Crow claim: ‘Professional gaslighter'

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The Trump White House is hitting back hard against "professional gaslighter" Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after the senator claimed that Republicans "want to revert to Jim Crow" by requiring an ID to vote.

Democrats held a press conference on Tuesday to mark their reintroducing of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would add new restrictions on states wanting to amend their voting laws.

During the press conference, Schumer said, "We’ve got to fight fire with fire" to "protect democracy."

He took particular aim at the SAVE...
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Tsunami warning sparks evacuations in Japan and US after powerful Russia earthquake

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Tsunami waves have been reported across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake, but there are no initial reports of severe damage or injuries.
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Family and fans give Ozzy Osbourne emotional send-off

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A tearful Sharon Osbourne accompanies Ozzy's coffin through Birmingham, watched by a large crowd.
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More than a dozen children die because of food shortages in Sudan camp - medics

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Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war.
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Agent's alleged attempt to smuggle wife on Trump’s Scotland trip being probed in latest Secret Service fiasco

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President Donald Trump dished on the "strange story" stemming from reports that a Secret Service agent attempted to smuggle his wife onto a Secret Service cargo plane accompanying the president on his trip to Scotland, as the Secret Service kicks off an investigation into the incident.

Trump told reporters that he had just heard about the alleged incident, which he labeled a "weird deal" and said that the agency was handling the matter.

"I don't know, that's a strange one. I just heard that two minutes ago. I think Sean's taking care of it … Is...
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Trump blasted for ‘steep concessions to Beijing’ after chip deal, canceled Taiwanese visit

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FIRST ON FOX: A group of Senate Democratic leaders are accusing President Donald Trump of making "steep concessions to Beijing" by refusing to allow the Taiwanese president to come to the U.S. and allowing China to purchase Nvidia chips.

The group claims the Trump administration has "ceded leverage" in trade talks without gaining any "real breakthrough" in negotiations, which took place in Sweden this week.

"In the face of lackluster domestic economic forecasts and anemic interest from Beijing in achieving a real breakthrough in talks, Trump and...
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Grassley rebukes Trump's pressure to 'have the courage' to speed up nominations

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President Donald Trump pressured the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a longstanding practice in the Senate to expedite his nominations to district courts and U.S. attorney’s offices, but the lawmaker isn't budging.

Trump late Tuesday night demanded that Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, "have the courage" to end the "blue slip" tradition in the Senate, which effectively gives senators the ability to veto district court and U.S. attorney nominees in their home states.

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Who is Steve Ricchetti, the longtime Biden confidante questioned in Comer's cover-up probe?

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Steve Ricchetti, a longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist, is sitting down with House Oversight Committee investigators Wednesday.

He’s known as a member of former President Joe Biden’s inner circle who reportedly played a key role in downplaying concerns, both public and private, about the ex-commander-in-chief’s mental fitness for office.

Ricchetti also reportedly helped craft Biden’s historic letter announcing the end of his 2024 re-election bid that July, according to the New York Times.

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Olympic star Dahlmeier dead after climbing accident

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.
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