Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers for Lutnick’s contact with him in the years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. Lutnick, a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, is the latest powerful political…

Trump Paused Hormuz Naval Mission Amid Progress in Iran Talks: Israeli Officials

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An Iranian tugboat floats in the foreground as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP Senior Israeli officials have said that President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a newly launched U.S. naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz came amid

Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges State Department to Release Funds to Vaccine Group

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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senators from both parties are urging the Trump administration to release congressionally appropriated funds to a global vaccine group called Gavi. The group, which includes Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sen.