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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…

Governor Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo have announced that Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, making it the first in the nation to do so. Vaccines protecting against once-common and sometimes deadly childhood diseases like polio and measles have long been required for children at schools across the U.S.DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level “Make America Healthy Again” commission modeled after similar initiatives pushed at the federal level by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The vaccine announcement, which Ladapo said would allow…

Politics / September 3, 2025 With Trump’s power grabs escalating, the Democratic establishment is still taking the time to fret over a rising star in its own party. Ad Policy NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 29: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March in June.(Rob Kim / Getty Images) American history abounds with well-known monuments to brittle intellectual orthodoxies, from the Scopes trial to the cult of the Marvel blockbuster. To that illustrious lineage, we can add the perennial spectacle of the Democratic establishment blanching before the prospect of a successful…

Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties 03:41 A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by Chinese miners. Photos show the quick-moving blaze, which rapidly expanded to more than 10 square miles and grew without containment on Wednesday.The wildfire forced the evacuation Tuesday of the Chinese Camp and surrounding highways, according to CalFire, the state’s chief fire agency. Other areas were under…