Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.
Women who said they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein recounted their experiences at a news conference with lawmakers outside the Capitol on Wednesday.
In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, center, alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton during a news conference on reports of federal deployment in Chicago, on Tuesday.
Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.
If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.
Readers react to the Trump administration’s deployment of U.S. military in cities. Also: A California voter’s choice on gerrymandering; the impact of ICE raids.
Readers respond to a column by Maureen Dowd on crime in Washington and the federal takeover of the city’s police department. Also: President Trump’s intemperance.