Author: Stephen Groves
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Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, moving past a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week without a fix to a record-setting partial government shutdown. They said in a…
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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally. The vote fell…
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Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein’s crimes and doesn’t recall meeting him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton. “I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering…
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Hillary Clinton is testifying as part of the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York on Thursday as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton. The closed-door depositions in the Clintons’ hometown of Chappaqua,…
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Attorney General Bondi faces questions from Congress on Epstein and investigation of lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday told victims of Jeffrey Epstein to come forward with information about their abuse as she sought to tamp down political turmoil over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation that has dogged her tenure. In her first appearance before…
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Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for…
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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Feb.…
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GOP chair rejects Clintons’ offer in Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chair of a House Committee rejected an offer Monday from former President Bill Clinton to conduct a transcribed interview for a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pushing the threat to hold both Clintons in contempt of Congress closer towards a vote. The impasse comes as the full…
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Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal. It’s a striking change from the last shutdown fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record standoff, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated with the deal, raising the possible of a…
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Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump’s Greenland aggression. Will it be enough?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office. They gave floor speeches on the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills meant to prevent the U.S.…