Michael Reiter, a former Palm Beach police chief, described a 2006 conversation with Donald Trump to the F.B.I. years later, according to a newly released document.The former police chief’s account highlights the inconsistent statements President Trump has made over the years about his relationship
The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein on his private island.Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday.
New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.The latest released files show that Jeffrey Epstein had hoped to facilitate a meeting with the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin.
A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.Members of the F.B.I. seized 2020 ballots and other materials from an election center in Fulton County, Ga., late last m
A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said.President Trump said on Monday he would block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, currentl
The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state.A polling location in Detroit. The decisions offer an early indication of how the Justice Department’s nationwide quest to essentially
Facing charges over his role at a church protest, Mr. Lemon, a journalist, retained a veteran litigator who recently resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.Journalist Don Lemon outside federal court in Los Angeles last month.
Republicans have so far spurned most of Democrats’ demands to rein in federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown, threatening a homeland security funding bill ahead of a Friday deadline.Democrats said they could not support continued funding for the Department of Homeland Se
“Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.”
The Maine Republican is one of her party’s most vulnerable senators, and her seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber.Senator Susan Collins of Maine was widely expected to seek a sixth term.
Tom Malinowski, who was battered by negative advertising, congratulated Analilia Mejia, a progressive political organizer running for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s vacant seat in Congress, on a “hard-won victory.”Analilia Mejia had the support of Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-C
After Republican criticism, a group that offers professional resources to judges withdrew a climate science chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.J.B. McCuskey, the West Virginia attorney general, in Washington last month. He led the effort against the climate chapter in the judge
The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington last year.
Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.
Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.Armed Hamas militants searching for the body of an Israeli hostage near Gaza City in November.
Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel joined forces to demand government action in the face of a spiraling death toll from criminal violence among Arabs.Protesters calling for greater security amid rising crime in their communities in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Explaining why officials dropped limits, Dr. Mehmet Oz said alcohol “brings people together.” But social drinking also can lead to health problems, studies show.Most research examining the effects of alcohol in a controlled laboratory setting has ignored the social context in which most drinking occ
The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.
Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said.
The West has abandoned dissidents as a public cause.A day after Jimmy Lai’s arrest in 2020, copies of his paper, The Apple Daily, displayed his image.
The future may put progressive theories of work and human nature to the test.
The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.Neal Mohan, left, the chief executive of YouTube, in 2024. The company’s lawyers argued in court on Tuesday that YouTube was an enter
It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.New York City is still grappling with the fallout from a weekslong cold snap.
The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company.Eight SpaceX employees were fired soon after asking the company to distance itself from comments made by Elon Musk, including one in which he m
