Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of aiding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is willing to provide information to a congressional committee next month during a deposition but only if she is granted immunity or is pardoned, according to a letter from her attorney obtained by CBS News. Last week, the GOP-led House Oversight Committee
In the weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, in August 2019, then-Attorney General William Barr said his “personal review” of surveillance footage clearly showed that no one entered the area where Epstein was housed, leading him to agree with the conclusion of the medical examiner that Epstein had
President Trump on Tuesday set a 10-day deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, or else it risks secondary sanctions, which would mean the Kremlin would have to make a deal with Ukraine by Friday, Aug. 8. The president, who said in Scotland on Monday that he was shortening his original 50-day
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to revoke a key scientific finding it published 16 years ago that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and must be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Known as the “endangerment finding,” it is the 2009 scientific basis for which the EPA has regulated greenhouse gas
Since Donald Trump took office for his second term, his job ratings have markedly declined — and more with young people than any other age group. What has made so many young Americans change their minds so quickly? For context, President Trump’s electoral performance with voters under 30 improved a lot in 2024: While he lost this
During a meeting last week between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the president sought to underscore what he said is a “very simple” request: “Interest rates have to come down.” That wish isn’t likely to be granted when the Fed announces its next interest rate decision on Wednesday. Economists put the probability of
President Trump opened a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed around promoting his family’s luxury properties and playing golf, and agreeing on a major trade deal framework with the EU. “Let’s go. 1-2-3,” Mr. Trump said before he cut the red ribbon. Mr. Trump and