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Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files by the Justice Department

Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files by the Justice Department

๐Ÿš€ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Department of Justice,Donald Trump news,epstein files,jeffrey epstein,Todd Blanche ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) โ€” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's decision to release only a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files by a deadline set by Congress as necessary to protect survivors of sexual assault by the disgraced financier. Blanche pledged that the Trump administration would eventually fulfill its obligations required by law. But he stressed that the ministry was obligated to act cautiously while publishing thousands…
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WATCH: Nicki Minaj discusses faith and politics with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA Summit

WATCH: Nicki Minaj discusses faith and politics with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA Summit

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Christians,erika kirk,Nicki Minaj,Turning Point USA โœ… Main takeaway: Rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance on Sunday at a conservative rally in Arizona to commemorate the late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, calling them โ€œrole modelsโ€ for young people. Watch Minaj's remarks in the video player above. The rap star was interviewed at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention by Erica Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, about her new support for Trump โ€” someone she…
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Verification of the authenticity of Trump’s plaques of former presidents on the White House Walk of Fame

Verification of the authenticity of Trump’s plaques of former presidents on the White House Walk of Fame

โœจ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,Fact Checks,politifact,U.S. presidents,White House ๐Ÿ“Œ Key idea: This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. In a break from tradition, President Donald Trump decorated the White House walkway with bronze plaques of each US president. In a more severe break with tradition, the panels are written in a style that echoes Trump's Social Truth posts, with misleading or false descriptions of recent Democratic presidents. Former President Joe Biden, whom Trump calls "Sleepy Joe," is represented not by a portrait but by an image of an automatic pen,…
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Watch the live stream: Johnson, Trump Jr., Erica Kirk and Vance speak at the Turning Point USA conference

Watch the live stream: Johnson, Trump Jr., Erica Kirk and Vance speak at the Turning Point USA conference

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Donald Trump Jr.,erika kirk,JD Vance,Mike Johnson,republican party,republicans,Turning Point USA ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: PHOENIX (AP) โ€” We're three years away from the next presidential election, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President J.D. Vance as the Republican nominee. Erica Kirk, leader of the powerful conservative youth organization, endorsed him on the opening night of its annual AmericaFest convention, drawing cheers from the crowd. Watch the event live via the video player above. But the four-day meeting revealed more danger than promise for Vance…
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At least 16 files disappear from the Justice Department’s website of Epstein documents, including a photo of Trump

At least 16 files disappear from the Justice Department’s website of Epstein documents, including a photo of Trump

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Department of Justice,Donald Trump news,epstein files,jeffrey epstein ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: NEW YORK (AP) โ€” At least 16 files have disappeared from the Justice Department's public web page of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein โ€” including a photo showing President Donald Trump โ€” less than a day after they were posted, without any explanation from the government or notice to the public. The missing files, which were available on Friday and were no longer accessible by Saturday, included images of paintings depicting nude women, and…
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PHOTOS: The Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to a congressional memorial created for JFK

PHOTOS: The Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to a congressional memorial created for JFK

โœจ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts,kennedy center ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The Kennedy Center on Friday quickly added Donald Trump's name to the performing arts center designated by Congress as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, a day after the center's board of trustees voted to make the change. Read more: Trump's select board votes to rename performing arts center to 'Trump Kennedy Center' Blue tarps were hung in front of the building to conceal workers on scaffolding while…
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Brooks and Keyhart on Trump’s approval ratings and mental acuity

Brooks and Keyhart on Trump’s approval ratings and mental acuity

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Brooks and Capehart ๐Ÿ’ก Main takeaway: Jeff Bennett: President Trump this week tried to address his low approval ratings for the economy.To analyze this and more, we now turn to Brooks and Capehart. These are New York Times columnist David Brooks and MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart.Good evening, gentlemen. Jonathan Capehart: Jeff. Jeff Bennett: So, President Trump is taking issue with affordability after initially saying it was a hoax perpetrated by Democrats. He talked about today's drug prices. He carries this message on the road to the battlefield…
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The family of a North Carolina woman detained by immigration officers shares their story

The family of a North Carolina woman detained by immigration officers shares their story

๐Ÿš€ Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: immigration detention,immigraton,North Carolina ๐Ÿ“Œ Main takeaway: Jeff Bennett: Among the tens of thousands arrested in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, many are convicted of violent crimes, but nearly three-quarters of those in ICE custody have no criminal record. That's according to reports by TRAC, a nonpartisan data collection platform.Amna Nawaz recently spoke with the family of a young woman, a young woman arrested by federal immigration officers in North Carolina. Amna Nawaz: Last month, Border Patrol arrested 23-year-old Fatima Isela Velasquez Antonio at her work…
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Chris Whipple talks about the White House’s reaction to his Susie Wells profile

Chris Whipple talks about the White House’s reaction to his Susie Wells profile

โœจ Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Chris Whipple,Donald Trump news,epstein files,Susie Wiles,Vanity Fair ๐Ÿ“Œ Key idea: Jeff Bennett: That was the story that captured Washington's attention this week, Vanity Fair journalist Chris Whipple's story, which, based on 11 taped interviews with Susie Wiles, President Trump's chief of staff, provided a rare and revealing look at Trump's second term.Through Whipple's reporting, Wiles offers unusually frank assessments of Trump's top officials, criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files, calling Vice President J.D. Vance a conspiracy theorist, and offering a stunning description of…
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See photos and documents from the latest version of the Epstein profile

See photos and documents from the latest version of the Epstein profile

๐Ÿš€ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Bill Clinton,Department of Justice,epstein files,jeffrey epstein ๐Ÿ“Œ Main takeaway: Want a refresher on the battle over the Epstein files? Here's how President Donald Trump is affected, a look at Jeffrey Epstein's private islands, plus what we know about Epstein's death in prison. The Justice Department released tens of thousands of records Friday regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though many of the files are heavily redacted and the agency failed to meet a legal deadline to release all files related to its investigation. A person with his…
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