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Melinda French Gates: Epstein Felt 'Evil'
Melinda French Gates said she trusted her instincts when it came to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, recalling an uneasy reaction to him and urging others to pay attention to their feelings about people they encounter.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:23:55 EDTCruz Breaks With Trump in Key GOP Governor Races
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is staking out political independence from President Donald Trump ahead of a potential 2028 White House bid, backing candidates opposing Trump-endorsed rivals in two high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoffs.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:57:47 EDTDem Rep. Moulton: Trump Iran Deal a 'Surrender Doc'
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., blasted the emerging U.S.-Iran framework Saturday as a "surrender document," arguing President Donald Trump traded $100 billion in war spending and 14 American lives for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:05:24 EDTUtah Measles Outbreak Threatens US Milestone
A measles outbreak in Utah has become the longest-running active outbreak in the United States, raising concerns among public health officials as the country risks losing a public-health milestone it has maintained for a quarter century, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:26:29 EDTFERC Nears Ruling on AI Data Center Power Costs
The federal regulators who oversee the nation's electricity markets are days away from a decision that could reshape how America powers the artificial intelligence boom, and who pays for it.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:47:06 EDTTrump at 80: Supporters See Vigor, Critics See an Aging President
President Donald Trump turns 80 on Sunday, becoming only the second octogenarian to serve in the White House, yet the milestone has produced two competing portraits of the president.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:33:09 EDTAmazon Questioned Anthropic AI Before US Crackdown
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks in Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:02:13 EDTTrump Taps James McDonald for Top NYC Prosecutor Post
President Donald Trump announced his intent Saturday to nominate James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to replace Jay Clayton, who Trump nominated this week for the role of director of national intelligence. McDonald, who is a former...
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:58:53 EDTTSA Gold+ Hands Airport Screening Tech to Private Vendors
The Transportation Security Administration has launched TSA Gold+, an opt-in program allowing private contractors to run airport screening technology, marking a major privatization push and drawing union opposition.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:52:28 EDTConservatives Push July 4 Vote on Trump Border Policies
Hardline House conservatives are mounting a push to permanently enshrine President Donald Trump's border enforcement policies into federal law by July 4, arguing that executive actions alone are vulnerable to reversal by future administrations.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:30:04 EDTTrump: Iran Deal to Be Signed Sunday
President Donald Trump on Saturday declared that a U.S.-Iran agreement is scheduled to be signed Sunday, saying the deal would permanently block Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:04:03 EDTDick Morris: Trump Wins Big Majorities on All Key Issues
President Donald Trump's political strength is often attributed to his larger-than-life personality.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:20:49 EDTICE Obtains Voter Records From Texas, N.C. Counties
Federal immigration investigators have begun requesting voter records directly from local election offices, obtaining files in at least two counties as part of the Trump administration's expanded effort to investigate alleged noncitizen voting.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:53:34 EDTOfficial: Trump's Name Gone From Kennedy Center
The letters spelling out President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the Kennedy Center are now gone, the executive director of the performing arts venue said in a legal filing Saturday with the court that had ordered the removal.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:23:57 EDTTrump, Zelenskyy Set for G7 Session, No Bilateral Planned
President Donald Trump will take part in a G7 working session with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyyy in France on Tuesday, but no bilateral meeting between the two is scheduled, a senior administration official said.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:33:26 EDTCostner Urges Congress to Renew Public Lands Funding
Actor and filmmaker Kevin Costner on Friday praised America's national parks and pressed for passage of legislation aimed at extending and reforming a major funding source for America's public lands.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:53:30 EDTTrump to Push Strait of Hormuz Talks at G7
President Donald Trump was expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz during next week's Group of Seven summit.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:59:48 EDTIran Cools Deal Hype, Demands Frozen Assets
Iran signaled Saturday that negotiations with the United States are nearing a possible breakthrough but cautioned that key details remain unresolved, even as Pakistan said a deal could be finalized within 24 hours.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:50:51 EDTUAE Denies Releasing Frozen Iranian Funds
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday denied reports that it had agreed to unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds, calling the claims inaccurate.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:40:13 EDTGerman Space Chief Warns Russia May Build Orbital Nuke
Germany's top military space commander said he cannot rule out that Russia is developing technology to place a nuclear weapon in orbit, a step he warned could disable a third of low-Earth-orbit satellites and render some altitudes unusable for decades.
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