First Lady Melania Trump attends Amazon MGM’s “Melania” World Premiere at The Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday refuted allegations that were made about her and Jeffrey Epstein, vowed legal response against individuals who made those claims, and called on Congress to give
Washington — First lady Melania Trump on Thursday delivered remarks denying any friendship or relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she called on Congress to hold a public hearing with Epstein’s survivors. In a six-minute livestreamed statement from the White House, the first lady for the first time following the Justice Department’s release
Rep. Eric Swalwell faced increased scrutiny over alleged sexual misconduct with female staffers as California gubernatorial rivals called him out publicly.
ICE caught a foreign fugitive allegedly wanted for killing a woman in Mexico after he illegally entered the U.S. and lived in Arizona undetected.
In early 2026, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department took an unusually rapid approach to animal welfare enforcement, as part of her push to use the criminal justice system to crack down on animal cruelty. Around New Year’s Eve, Bondi received a voicemail and a text from her friend Lauree Simmons, the founder of the
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Wednesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reportedly being in the White House’s Situation Room weeks before the U.S.-Israeli joint military operation in Iran began. “Let’s start with this pledge,” Khanna, a possible 2028 White House contender, wrote on the social platform X. “The next Democratic President will never…
Washington — The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., in an effort to craft a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli troops have been pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets with airstrikes and also killing Lebanese civilians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office is planning the three-way talks, which will be led