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Democrats vow to fight 'full-blown cover-up' after release of Epstein files
- Democrats have promised to fight what they say is a "full-blown cover-up" of the Epstein files after the Trump administration on Sunday effectively declared its investigation into the disgraced late financier and sex offender closed. ordering the full disclosure of all investigative documents in its possession, according to the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche. on Sunday. "We reviewed over six million pieces ...

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Trevor Noah Gets Under Trump's Skin With Joke Tying Greenland Obsession To Epstein Island
- In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands firmly for the public's right to know. Already a member? Grammy's host Trevor Noah made a joke about President deep desire to take over Greenland during Sunday's awards show. While congratulating Billie Eilish for her Song ...

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Five-Alarm Fire Warning After Trump Says 'Republicans Ought to Nationalize the Voting'
- President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the Republican Party should "nationalize the voting" in the US and take away individual states' power to administer their elections. While speaking with Dan Bongino, a former FBI deputy director and current podcaster, Trump rehashed the false allegations he's made in the past about Democrats only winning elections through the help of undocumented immigrants. "These ...

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Gaza's Rafah crossing sees 'limited' reopening Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but challenges remain
- Restoring the Rafah-Egypt crossing is a vital milestone for the peace process, concluding the long closure enforced by the Israeli military Reading Time: 3 minutes Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic development on the ground as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will be ...

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Trump Will Close The Kennedy Center For 2 Years Following Wave Of Performers' Backlash
- We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal ...

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'You Have Lost All Legitimacy': Portland Mayor Demands ICE Leave City After Tear Gassing Kids
- The mayor of Portland, Oregon demanded that federal immigration enforcement officials leave his city after they were seen lobbing tear gas and flash bang grenades at demonstrators. As reported by The Oregonian on Sunday, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson reacted with outrage after seeing federal agents deploying tear gas and firing rubber bullets at thousands of protesters who on Saturday marched to a US Immigration and ...

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US jobs report delayed again amid government shutdown
- January 2026 report to be rescheduled after BLS has already been faced with major delays from last year's shutdown The US's closely watched jobs report will once again be delayed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Monday, amid a government shutdown. The January 2026 jobs report, originally scheduled to be released on Friday, will be rescheduled when federal funding resumes. Data collection for the ...

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Carlos Gimenez Presses Mexico Over Aid to Cuba
- Home » » Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) released a statement questioning Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's continued plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba despite pressure from Congress and President Donald Trump . "#SOSCuba From the United States Congress, we do not understand President Sheinbaum's eagerness to continue undermining the policy of our country," Rep. Gimenez shared in a post ...

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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
- WASHINGTON — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. Noem made the announcement on X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner . Effective immediately ...

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Two agents involved in Alex Pretti's shooting identified as CBP veterans: report
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez have been identified in a report as the immigration agents who fired on Alex Pretti Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of protester Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street ...

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Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc's listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terror group. The move comes as Iran faces the threat of U.S. military action in response to the killing of peaceful demonstrators and over possible mass executions. The American military has moved the USS ...

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Judge completely tears apart Trump DOJ's complaint at center of Boasberg impeachment push
- After U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's DOJ over the summer submitted a judicial misconduct complaint against a powerful federal judge in Washington, D.C., not even attaching evidence in support of claims GOP lawmakers nevertheless used to push for an impeachment, a George W. Bush-appointed appellate jurist has tossed out the matter transferred to his court by Chief Justice John Roberts. Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton ...

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Five-year-old boy Liam Ramos and father detained by ICE return to Minnesota
- Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE return to Minnesota after release A five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota have returned home, a US congressman has said. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, announced on Sunday that Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias had been released from a detention centre in Dilley, ...

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