A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of arguments from a Justice Department lawyer defending President Donald Trump‘s global tariff regime. Trump has claimed he has the power to impose a vast array of new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. His use of that statute is the first time since it became…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Kevin Lamarque | Ricky Carioti | Via Reuters Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to order Rupert Murdoch to sit for a deposition within 15 days for Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit accusing the media mogul of defaming him in a Wall Street Journal article…
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said that he threw his long-time friend Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club and cut ties…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 2025, in Washington, DC en route to Turnberry, Scotland. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday deflected questions about his former friend Jeffrey Epstein…
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV | Reuters Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks before signing the “Genius Act”, which will develop regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrencies and expand oversight of the industry, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump at a meeting in May that his…
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by the Trump administration to unseal the transcripts of grand jury proceedings related to a criminal investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Florida in the mid-2000s. The ruling does not affect two other pending…
Seized catalytic converter thefts from Operation Heavy Metal in 2022. Courtesy: Department of Homeland Security A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in Oklahoma federal court to leading a massive theft ring that stole catalytic converters from vehicles and sold them for more than $600 million in total to a refinery that extracted precious metals contained…
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City. Laura Cavanaugh | Getty Images A top Department of Justice official said Tuesday that he intends to meet soon with Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite serving a 20-year prison term for her role in Jeffrey Epstein‘s sex trafficking enterprise, to ask her “what do you…
