Politics Archives - Page 27 of 56

Trump calls Epstein files ‘irrelevant’ as push for release gains steam

Wednesday, September 3

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast the Jeffrey Epstein controversy as "irrelevant" amid an effort on Capitol Hill to force a vote to release all files related to the deceased sex offender."This is a Democrat hoax that never ends," Trump told reporters... Read More.

Trump calls video of bag thrown out of White House fake. A White House official reportedly suggests otherwise

Wednesday, September 3

(WASHINGTON) -- During an Oval Office event, President Donald Trump was asked about a video that began circulating online this past weekend of what appears to be a bag being thrown out of a second-story window at the White House.Trump said on Tuesday that... Read More.

Jeffrey Epstein survivors set to speak on Capitol Hill

Wednesday, September 3

(NEW YORK) -- A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors are set to speak at the Capitol on Wednesday morning.The 10:30 a.m. ET news conference comes as a bipartisan pair of lawmakers push to force a vote on the House floor on releasing the Epstein... Read More.

Trump says China conspiring against US with Putin, Kim meeting at military parade

Wednesday, September 3

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump took to his social media platform as Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared together in Beijing for China's largest-ever military parade on Wednesday.Trump accused Xi of "conspiring against" the... Read More.

Secret Service counter sniper team faces ‘chronic understaffing,’ DHS IG finds

Tuesday, September 2

(WASHINGTON) -- More than a year after a Secret Service counter sniper team killed a would-be assassin targeting President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, a report from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General found the team faces "chronic understaffing.""The United States Secret Service's... Read More.

Trump vows to take on crime in Chicago ‘fast’ after violent Labor Day weekend

Tuesday, September 2

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday again took aim at Chicago as he suggested federal intervention is needed to combat crime.Trump pointed to gun violence in the city over Labor Day weekend, as eight people were killed and more than 50 injured."Chicago is... Read More.

Use of federal troops in Los Angeles is unlawful, judge says

Tuesday, September 2

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations is unlawful, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order prohibiting troops from engaging in security patrols, riot control, arrests, searches and crowd... Read More.

Giuliani injured in vehicle accident, security chief says

Monday, September 1

(NEW YORK) -- Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was injured in a vehicle accident Saturday evening in New Hampshire, his security chief said in a statement on Sunday.A source familiar with his condition told ABC News on Monday that Giuliani is now out... Read More.

Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan minors

Sunday, August 31

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the U.S. to Guatemala.A federal judge had temporarily blocked the administration from removing the minors and set an emergency hearing for 3 p.m. Sunday,... Read More.

Former CDC immunizations chief: ‘I only see harm coming’ with RFK Jr. leading HHS

Sunday, August 31

(NEW YORK) -- Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunizations chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis said Sunday that he’s concerned with the direction the agency is going and worried about public health going forward.Daskalakis, who served as director of the National Center for... Read More.

Moore: ‘I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities’

Sunday, August 31

(BALTIMORE) -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his rhetoric against President Donald Trump over crime in his home city of Baltimore amid an escalating feud between the two leaders."I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting... Read More.

GOP Whip Rep. Emmer says church shooting suspect shouldn’t have been able to possess firearm

Sunday, August 31

(WASHINGTON) -- GOP Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer said Sunday that Minnesota laws should have prevented the suspect from purchasing a gun that allowed them to kill two children and wound more than a dozen other people in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church... Read More.