Johnson on calls for Lutnick to resign over Epstein ties: ‘Absurd’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign for misrepresenting his previous interactions with Jeffrey Epstein are “absurd.” “It’s absurd. Howard Lutnick is a great Commerce Secretary. He’s done an extraordinary job for the country,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and a growing number…

Trump Says Meeting With Netanyahu Yielded No Definitive Agreement on Iran

President Donald Trump (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 11 amid ongoing tensions with Iran over its nuclear program. After the meeting, Trump said that they didn’t

Bondi faces heated questions on handling of Epstein files at House hearing

A question from Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York sparked the most contentious exchange of the hearing so far. Nadler began by discussing the criminal charges brought against New York Attorney General Letitia James and said it was “humiliating” that the Justice Department failed twice to secure indictments against James after her criminal charges

Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers. The request comes a day after Pirro’s office failed to obtain a criminal indictment against the lawmakers for putting out a