The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.
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Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.
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Republicans in Congress Fret Over Handing Trump Spending Power, Then Vote to Do It
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn voting for President Trump’s cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.
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Border Patrol Agents Raid a Home Depot in Northern California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe raid indicates a new strategy of going deeper into California after focusing on Southern California for several weeks.
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What to Know About the Three Crypto Regulation Bills in Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures cleared Congress and is on …
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The crimes and death of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, have long fed conspiracy theories …
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Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.
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The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.
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Public Views of the Fed Chair Are Polarized as Trump Mulls His Firing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFew Americans have confidence in the chairman, Jerome Powell, to do the right thing on the economy, though attitudes are deeply partisan.
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For Trump, Domestic Adversaries Are Not Just Wrong, They Are ‘Evil’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president’s vilification of political opponents and journalists seeds the ground for threats of prosecution, imprisonment and deportation unlike any modern president has made.