Lingering thunderstorms pose risk of mudslides in areas around Los Angeles recently ravaged by wildfiresA powerful atmospheric river weather system has mostly moved through California but not before causing at least seven deaths and dousing much of the state.Among the dead was a seven-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean by waves estimated up […]

President announces he would sign bill to release complete tranche of Epstein files if it ends up on his desk Trump urges Republicans to vote for release of Epstein files in surprise U-turn Former prince Andrew accused of ‘hiding’ from US Epstein inquiry US Border Patrol officials said they had arrested 81 people over five […]

President reverses course and calls for House vote to force release of further documents – what might they reveal? Tens of thousands of documents have been released by members of Congress related to Jeffrey Epstein, the child sexual abuser, that shed light on his communications with and about powerful people, including the president. Last week, […]

Trump administration official confirms David Richardson will depart agency after six months in role The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) is leaving the agency, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday. David Richardson resigned after only a brief stint leading the agency amid a furor over his responsiveness, especially during […]

Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for deposition Epstein files latest – US politics live A congressperson investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case accused the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of “hiding” from his committee’s request to sit for a deposition, as Congress moves closer to a key vote on […]

US president said ‘we’ll work something out’ in reference to meeting with the New York City mayor-elect Donald Trump has signaled that he may soon meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, telling reporters that Mamdani “would like to meet with us”, adding, “we’ll work something out” despite being political polar opposites who have […]

US president says he backs efforts to release documents related to late sex offender because ‘we have nothing to hide’ US politics live – latest updates How the Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timeline Epstein emails: key takeaways from 20,000 pages of newly released files A top Democrat has accused Donald […]

President repeats assertion that former ally is a ‘traitor’ even as he urges fellow Republicans to vote for release of documents relating to sex offender A leading Ukrainian drone and missile manufacturer said on Monday that it has named former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo to its newly launched advisory board, a move aimed […]

The US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week US president Donald Trump has urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such […]

Strike comes as navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean Sea and president says US may open talks with Venezuelan leader The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was […]

Thomas Massie has criticized Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein – key US politics stories from 16 November at a glance Republican congressman Thomas Massie has challenged Donald Trump over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late […]

Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation. […]