Speaker Johnson Backs Transparency, Urges Caution on Epstein

Speaker Johnson Backs Transparency, Urges Caution on Epstein

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday said he will vote to advance a Democrat-led discharge petition to release the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files — though he sharply criticized the measure as flawed and warned that carelessness could "revictimize" survivors and create "new victims."

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:18:29 EDT
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Warm Embrace from Trump, US Business

Saudi Crown Prince Gets Warm Embrace from Trump, US Business

President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:36:37 EDT
Cloudflare Restores Services After Global Outage

Cloudflare Restores Services After Global Outage

Cloudflare has fully restored its services after an outage Tuesday at the web-infrastructure company prevented thousands from accessing major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:50:52 EDT
Mexico's Sheinbaum Rules Out US Military Intervention

Mexico's Sheinbaum Rules Out US Military Intervention

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ruled out possible U.S. military intervention in the Latin American country, saying Mexico did not want it in its territory.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:26:59 EDT
MI5 Issues Chinese Spying 'Alert' to UK MPs

MI5 Issues Chinese Spying 'Alert' to UK MPs

Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5 Tuesday warned that China was trying to recruit parliamentarians through spies disguised as headhunters, amid concern over Beijing's activities in the U.K.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:26:36 EDT
CMS: Medicare Part B Premiums to Rise 10% Next Year

CMS: Medicare Part B Premiums to Rise 10% Next Year

Medicare Part B premiums will go up by about 10% next year, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement, The Hill reported. CMS released a statement explaining the monthly actuarial rates...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:08:52 EDT
Noem Signs Icebreaker Pact With Canada, Finland

Noem Signs Icebreaker Pact With Canada, Finland

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tying national security to economic security with an Arctic shipbuilding push that strengthens U.S. alliances while challenging growing Russian and Chinese activity at the North Pole and the South Pole.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:51 EDT
Florida Officials Announce Rescue of 122 Exploited Children

Florida Officials Announce Rescue of 122 Exploited Children

Florida officials announced that more than 120 missing children were recovered during a two-week anti-child-exploitation operation called "Operation Home for the Holidays." Six people were arrested in what Florida Attorney General...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:52:20 EDT
Leavitt: Americans 'Deserve Answers' on Butler Assassin

Leavitt: Americans 'Deserve Answers' on Butler Assassin

Americans are owed a full accounting of what motivated Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:27:49 EDT
Trump Admin May Relocate FEMA to Texas

Trump Admin May Relocate FEMA to Texas

The Trump administration may move the Federal Emergency Management Agency's national headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Texas and appoint the Lone Star State's top emergency management official to lead the agency.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:37:48 EDT
Lawmakers: Legislation Will Reveal Truth About Epstein Files

Lawmakers: Legislation Will Reveal Truth About Epstein Files

Reps. Ro Khanna, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie, speaking outside the Capitol Tuesday morning before voting was expected to proceed on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in the House, promised that the truth...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:15:49 EDT
Russia, Europe Battle For Custody of Operative in Bomb Plot

Russia, Europe Battle For Custody of Operative in Bomb Plot

Western security services and Russia’s spy agencies are secretly battling for custody of Yaroslav Mikhailov, a Russian operative suspected of coordinating last year’s explosive air-cargo attacks, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:31:22 EDT
Oversight: Dems Caught Red-Handed in Epstein Hoax

Oversight: Dems Caught Red-Handed in Epstein Hoax

The GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee accused Democrats of getting "caught red-handed spreading a hoax" about President Donald Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:55:08 EDT
Epstein Survivors Call on Trump, Congress to Forgo Politics, Release Files

Epstein Survivors Call on Trump, Congress to Forgo Politics, Release Files

One by one Tuesday morning, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual crimes stood on the Capitol steps urging Congress and President Donald Trump to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and condemning the case's politicization.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:13:18 EDT
Trump Presses Ind. Gov. Braun to 'Produce' on Redistricting

Trump Presses Ind. Gov. Braun to 'Produce' on Redistricting

President Donald Trump dialed up pressure on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday, urging him to deliver on Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps as the GOP seeks to keep pace with Democrat maneuvering in blue states."I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:09:43 EDT
Trump Addresses Affordability: 'So Damn Lucky' I'm President

Trump Addresses Affordability: 'So Damn Lucky' I'm President

Americans are "so damn lucky" to have President Donald Trump in office after four years of massive government spending, inflation, record high interest rates, and a burgeoning housing crisis, Trump said in a speech Monday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:16:31 EDT
Online Footprint: Butler Assassin Flipped Left During COVID

Online Footprint: Butler Assassin Flipped Left During COVID

As scrutiny intensifies over the Biden administration and FBI's handling of the Butler attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, newly uncovered posts show the would-be assassin embraced violent fantasies, used "they/them" pronouns, and had a "muscle mommy" fetish.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:24:02 EDT
Trumpcare? Trump Tells Congress to Rework Healthcare

Trumpcare? Trump Tells Congress to Rework Healthcare

Amid the affordability narratives pushed by Democrats after their forced government shutdown and the burgeoning Obamacare subsidy expiration, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his "repeal and replace" Obamacare messaging from his first administration.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:52:11 EDT
RNC Sues N.J. for Hiding Voter Rolls From Public

RNC Sues N.J. for Hiding Voter Rolls From Public

The Republican National Committee filed an election-integrity lawsuit against New Jersey for failing to provide public records on its voter roll maintenance.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:17:00 EDT
Board Probes Cause of Fatal Maryland Bridge Collapse

Board Probes Cause of Fatal Maryland Bridge Collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge that was struck by the cargo ship Dali, killing six people. The incident prompted the board to...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:34:46 EDT