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Rubio Restricts U.S. Criticism of Tainted Foreign Elections

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a department cable that public comments on foreign elections “should be brief, focused on congratulating the winning candidate and, when appropriate, noting shared foreign policy interests.”

Justice Dept. Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

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Jeffrey Epstein was indicted six years ago on sex-trafficking charges, but he was found hanging in his Manhattan jail cell before his trial.

A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

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When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends permanently in 2026, CBS will be getting out of a business it has been in for more than five decades.

When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.

In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

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 created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.

Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny

The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

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White House officials have focused their attention on the cost of renovating the Federal Reserve building, suggesting that the $2.5 billion makeover could be grounds for sacking Jerome H. Powell.
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