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Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to release many of the files ...
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Congress approves measure to overturn Biden-era management plan for Alaska petroleum reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Congress has passed a measure to overturn a plan enacted during the Biden administration that put off limits to oil and gas leasing nearly half a vast petroleum reserve in Alaska. Critics see the vote as political meddling that creates ...
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Trump says his approval ratings are down, except with ‘smart people’

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump did something on Wednesday he has rarely done: He admitted his poll numbers had gone down. Trump, under pressure over his handling of the high cost of living and the investigation into the late convicted sex offender ...
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US House vote on Senate January 6 provision bares fresh Republican rift

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote on Wednesday to repeal a controversial provision allowing senators to sue federal investigators for $500,000 over unannounced phone record searches, in the latest sign of fraying Republican unity 10 months into ...
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House looks to repeal provision that allows senators to sue over phone record seizures

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House was moving Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. But senators appear unlikely ...
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Dissenting judge slams colleagues for blocking Texas congressional map

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge issued an unusual dissenting opinion on Wednesday lambasting an earlier ruling that blocked Texas Republicans from using a new congressional map, saying he had been cut out of the decision-making process by two other judges on a ...
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Joe Biden to attend Dick Cheney’s funeral, as Donald Trump continues to remain silent on his death

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday's memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman for Biden confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic ...
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New York police commissioner credited with crime drop to stay on under Mamdani

By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK (Reuters) -Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commissioner who has overseen a drop in violent crime under outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, has agreed to remain in the post under newly elected Zohran Mamdani, who recently apologized ...
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US appeals court halts order limiting immigration agents’ response to Chicago protests

By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -A U.S. court on Wednesday paused a judge's order that restricted when federal immigration agents can use tear gas and other anti-riot weapons on Chicago area residents, journalists and clergy members protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the ...
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Exclusive-Trump’s Ukraine envoy Kellogg to leave post in January, sources say

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has told associates he plans to leave the administration in January, four sources told Reuters, a departure that would mean the loss of a key advocate for ...
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Trump again criticizes Fed’s Powell, says ‘I’d love to fire his ass’

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates more quickly, saying: "I'll be honest, I'd love to fire his ass." Trump, speaking at a Saudi Arabia-backed investment ...
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House expected to vote to strip controversial Senate provision from funding bill

(WASHINGTON) -- The House could act as soon as Wednesday to move forward with an effort to strip controversial language in the government funding bill that allows senators to sue the government if their phones are investigated without their knowledge.Meanwhile, but Senate Majority Leader ...
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