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Texas bill targets abortion pill shipments New Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills 04:11 The Texas state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow private citizens to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state. The measure now goes to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation, which was approved with an 18-9 vote, also prohibits the manufacturing of abortion drugs in Texas.It would be the first law of its kind in the country and is part of the ongoing effort by abortion foes to…

September 3, 2025 As Democrats sharpen their online game, Gavin Newsom’s Trump-style jabs reveal both the risks and rewards of fighting fire with fire in an attention economy built for bluster. Ad Policy US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.(Mandel Ngan / Getty Images) This article was originally published at The Guardian and is republished here with permission. Gavin Newsom’s recent mockery of Donald Trump…

The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.7 billion for Saturday night’s drawing after no tickets came up winners of Wednesday’s $1.4 grand prize, Powerball said. Saturday’s pot of gold would have an estimated cash value of $770.3 million. Both totals are before taxes.The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing were 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with a Powerball of 22.Saturday’s windfall would be the third-biggest in U.S. lottery history, only trailing the world-record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won on Nov. 7, 2022 and the $1.765 billion jackpot captured on Oct. 11, 2023. Both were won in California. And since…

President Trump told CBS News on Wednesday that he remains committed to pursuing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, despite mounting uncertainty over the prospect of face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Mr. Trump characterized his position as both realistic and optimistic, and said he is closely monitoring how both leaders are handling this crossroads in the negotiations.”I’ve been watching it, I’ve been seeing it, and I’ve been talking about it with President Putin and President Zelenskyy,” Mr. Trump said in a phone interview. “Something is going to happen, but they are not ready…

Anouska De Georgiou speaks during a press conference and rally in support of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Women who say they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein stood with a bipartisan group of House members on Wednesday, demanding additional transparency into the federal investigation of the convicted sex offender and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. In an emotional press conference outside the U.S. Capitol, the Epstein survivors voiced support for an effort led by Reps.…

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Politics / September 3, 2025 The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s sex-trafficking scheme are increasingly banding together—and could wind up outing more famous Epstein customers on their own. Ad Policy Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a news conference with alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the Capitol on September 3. Khanna and Representative Thomas Massie have introduced the Epstein List Transparency Act to force the federal government to release all unclassified records from the cases of Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) I tuned into Wednesday’s Capitol Hill press conference featuring survivors of Jeffrey…

The so-called “missing minute” from the security camera video of the jail tier where the infamous sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein died is no longer missing.The gap in the footage captivated online conspiracy theorists and amateur sleuths when the FBI first made public the jail footage earlier this year. At the time, Attorney General Pam Bondi attributed this gap to a nightly DVR reset at the prison.”There was a minute that was off that counter, and what we learned from Bureau of Prisons was every year, every night, they redo that video,” Bondi told reporters. “Every night is reset, so every…

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the federal government has “no immediate plans” to send National Guard forces to Chicago, one day after President Trump again suggested he will send federal forces to the nation’s third-largest city — drawing criticism from local leaders.The president had told reporters Tuesday that “we’re going in” to Chicago, but “I didn’t say when.” The comments came weeks after Mr. Trump deployed Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of a controversial anti-crime push, and suggested during that time that Chicago could be next.Asked by reporters for details on a possible Guard deployment…

President Donald Trump in July signed the GENIUS Act, the country’s first major standalone cryptocurrency legislation. Trump has embraced the crypto industry, where his family now has several business ventures. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Even by Donald Trump’s well-established track record of making money off the presidency, he’s had a banner week. On Monday, President Trump’s family earned some $5 billion — at least on paper — as their latest cryptocurrency venture launched. Now a “token” from World Liberty Financial, the crypto business co-founded last year by Trump and his…