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This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. New York State Sex Offender Registry/AP hide caption toggle caption New York State Sex Offender Registry/AP A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to release grand jury transcripts from Justice Department investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. The department asked the court last month to unseal the grand jury transcripts, which are generally secret, saying there was “abundant public interest” in the case. The unusual request was part of the administration’s effort…

The following is the transcript of an interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 10, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who joins us from The Hague in the Netherlands. Welcome back to Face The Nation.NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE: Margaret, it’s good to be back on the show. Good morning.MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning. Well, Mr. Secretary General, big picture here; is Russia’s Vladimir Putin still a direct threat to the Western alliance, or is he showing some signs of dropping his aggression? SECRETARY GENERAL…

Washington — Just over a year ago, federal judges, defenders and a group of lawyers who represent criminal indigent defendants gathered at the U.S. courthouse in Baltimore to hear federal Judge Myron Thompson give an address.Thompson, who sits on the district court in Alabama, and the others were there to commemorate the 60th anniversary of passage of the Criminal Justice Act, which ensures defendants who are financially unable to obtain adequate representation in federal criminal cases are provided counsel.Signed into law on Aug. 20, 2024, the Criminal Justice Act, or CJA, allows for the appointment of private lawyers to represent…

Tom Torres has worked as a mechanic at the Kraft Heinz plant in Holland, Mich., for 13 years. He says Trump’s immigration policies have forced out hardworking employees at the plant. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jaelin Carpenter was stressed. Four people on her team of 26 at GE Appliances had learned that their immigration status had changed. Under former President Biden, they’d been allowed to stay and work in the U.S. for two years, protected by a program set up to help people fleeing humanitarian crises back home. But the Trump administration abruptly…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Sunday that President Trump will be “testing” Russian President Vladimir Putin in their landmark face-to-face meeting set for Friday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia’s war with Ukraine.”On Friday, it is important to see how serious Putin is, and the only one who can do that is President Trump,” Rutte said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”Mr. Trump announced the “highly anticipated” summit with Putin in a post on Truth Social late last week, saying the leaders are set to meet Friday in Alaska. The U.S. president had expressed frustration with…

The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week. But the peak for fireballs shooting through the night sky coincides this year with a bright moon that is expected to negatively impact visibility for eager viewers.The Perseids peak in 2025 is Aug. 12-13, specifically early Wednesday for those in North America. At that time, the moon will be 84% full, according to the American Meteor Society.”In 2025, the waning gibbous moon will severely compromise this shower at the time of maximum activity,” the organization says. “Such conditions will…

Countdown begins to Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting without Zelenskyy – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is thanking European leaders for backing his push to join this week’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, insisting an end to the war must be fair. Willie James Inman has more from the White House. Source link

A tourist from New York was fatally shot early Sunday while visiting Puerto Rico to attend Bad Bunny’s residency, police said.The victim, identified as 25-year-old Kevin Mares, was killed at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown near Old San Juan, police said in a statement.The shooting happened in the predawn hours at a nightspot called “Shelter for Mistreated Men.”Mares was shot on the left side of his abdomen and was taken to Puerto Rico’s largest public hospital, where he died, authorities said. New York City resident Kevin Mares, 25, was struck by a stray bullet and killed while on vacation in…

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. broke her silence Sunday in response to President Trump’s threats to take federal control of the nation’s capital. Bowser defended the District’s control of its police department, expressed concern over the deployment of the D.C. National Guard, and celebrated a two-year drop in…

President Trump wrote Sunday that homeless people should be moved out of Washington, D.C., “IMMEDIATELY” and relocated “FAR” away, as he hints at more aggressive policing in the nation’s capital — and suggests putting the city under federal control.The Trump administration announced last week it had boosted the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C., after the alleged assault of a former Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, staffer. In a series of Truth Social posts over the weekend, the president suggested he may take further action, announcing a Monday morning press conference he said would “involve ending the Crime,…