Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files haven’t been “tampered with”

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes and a group of Democratic members of Congress are asking for an independent review of the Epstein case files to determine whether any of the records have been “tampered” with or concealed, ahead of the release of those files by next week. In a letter Thursday to the Justice

Judge Rejects Trump Admin Request to Dismiss California Rail Funding Suit

A drone view of a California High-Speed Rail Bridge where it crosses over Highway 99 in Fresno, Calif., on June 8, 2025. Fred Greaves/Reuters A federal judge in California on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the rescission of more than $4 billion in federal funding for the state’s high-speed