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Epstein convinced his financial guy his crimes were a 'one-time thing': CNN

Epstein convinced his financial guy his crimes were a 'one-time thing': CNN

Darren Indyke is one of the lawyers who serves as the executor of the estate for Jeffrey Epstein, one of several lawyers who swears he "had no knowledge whatsoever

Time is not on Trump’s side as he risks presidency 'crashing to earth': analysis

Time is not on Trump’s side as he risks presidency 'crashing to earth': analysis

The war with Iran is eroding President Donald Trump's ability to "defy political gravity," according to a new analysis from the Economist, but he will only become

Sarah Huckabee Sanders kicked out of Arkansas restaurant

Sarah Huckabee Sanders kicked out of Arkansas restaurant

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders — a MAGA Republican who became her state’s first female chief executive after receiving an endorsement from President Donald

Women are fleeing the MAGA right’s rampant misogyny: conservative

Women are fleeing the MAGA right’s rampant misogyny: conservative

In the past, conservative/libertarian journalist Cathy Young voiced strong criticism of what she viewed as the excesses of third-wave feminism. An op-ed she wrote

Retired US general reveals how quickly Trump’s quagmire can spiral into 'catastrophe'

Retired US general reveals how quickly Trump’s quagmire can spiral into 'catastrophe'

Speaking with German newspaper Der Spiegel, a former U.S. general revealed just how perilous the situation actually is in the Strait of Hormuz, and how easily Iran

Trump’s Greenland obsession had Denmark fully prepping for war against America: report

Trump’s Greenland obsession had Denmark fully prepping for war against America: report

Denmark had been quietly planning strategies to protect Greenland from possible American aggression soon after President Donald Trump was elected, but those plans

Military’s Stars and Stripes barred from Pentagon press update: reporter

Military’s Stars and Stripes barred from Pentagon press update: reporter

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday barred the department’s own Stars and Stripes from attending his most recent press conference, the Daily Beast reports

Democrats 'frozen out' of investigation into Noem’s questionable DHS spending

Democrats 'frozen out' of investigation into Noem’s questionable DHS spending

Democrats say that the Republicans who claimed they wanted an investigation into possible corruption at the Department of Homeland Security aren't that serious

Trump 'lost in the fog of war': analysis

Trump 'lost in the fog of war': analysis

Over the past couple of years, Donald Trump has explained away his tendency to ramble between topics by describing it as “the Weave,” a practice in which he careens

Outrage after 'Trump’s favorite Democrat' casts deciding vote for his nominee

Outrage after 'Trump’s favorite Democrat' casts deciding vote for his nominee

The left’s long‑simmering anger and increasingly fraught relationship with Democratic Senator John Fetterman boiled over on Thursday, when the Pennsylvania Democrat