July 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM EDT
Trump's new diagnosed condition may be more serious than you think

US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with "chronic venous insufficiency" after experiencing some mild swelling in his lower legs. According to a letter the White House published from the president's doctor, the condition is common and not harmful, and the 79-year-old "remains in excellent health".

July 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM EDT
Things in Washington have changed -- and every DC lobbyist knows it

I'm old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs taking their old chums out for meals or drinks and selling them on whatever the corporate backers wanted. No longer. Now, the lobbying business is all about sucking up to Trump.

July 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM EDT
Unreleased Epstein files 'could shed light on who visited' private island compound: report

The FBI's index of evidence from convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's case that has yet to be publicly released could provide significant new revelations about his associates and co-conspirators, according to a new report. ABC reported Thursday that federal law enforcement officials categorized all of the evidence from Epstein's multiple federal investigations, much of which has already been made public. However, there is a significant amount of evidence that the FBI is still reportedly sitting on that has yet to see the light of day. ABC reports that some of that evidence includes "logs of who potentially visited Epstein's private island and the records of a wiretap of [Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine] Maxwell's phone."

July 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM EDT
'Timing couldn't be worse': How Epstein bombshell disrupted Trump's planned 'victory lap'

Politico White House bureau chief Dasha Burns warned on Thursday that the timing of the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's link to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein "couldn't be worse," noting it coincides with what the administration had hoped would be a summer dominated by legislative victories and diplomatic successes." During an appearance on CNN, she told host Anderson Cooper that the Epstein controversy emerged just as the White House believed it had "the wind at their backs" after passing key legislation and diplomatic wins.

July 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM EDT
'Totally fake': Trump and MAGA melt down over 'hit piece' about Epstein birthday card

The recent Wall Street Journal story detailing a racy message President Donald Trump allegedly wrote to notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein has both Trump and some of his biggest supporters up in arms. In 2003, Trump reportedly typed a message to Epstein for his 50th birthday that imagined a conversation between the two, in which the eventual 45th and 47th president of the United States called the soon-to-be convicted pedophile a "pal." The message was apparently framed by a hand-drawn outline of a naked woman, with Trump saying the two men had "certain things in common." On Truth Social, the president vowed to take the Journal , its parent company NewsCorp and owner Rupert Murdoch to court over the story, calling it "false, malicious and defamatory." He added that he viewed the vaunted conservative newspaper as a "Disgusting and Filthy Rag."

July 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM EDT
'Insane!' CBS blasted for cancelling Colbert's 'Late Show' days after he ripped settlement

CBS provoked widespread outrage after suddenly announcing it was cancelling "The Late Show," which comedian Stephen Colbert has hosted since 2015. CNN media reporter Brian Stelter tweeted Thursday that the network announced it would remove "The Late Show" from its lineup after the current broadcast season ends in May of 2026. In an official statement, CBS praised Colbert as a host and insisted its decision was purely business-related and not in any way tied to other issues, like the network's recent $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump, who sued over a "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

July 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM EDT
'We have certain things in common Jeffrey': Read Trump's lewd birthday message to Epstein

A new bombshell report is directly contradicting President Donald Trump's insistence that the ongoing controversy over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case is a "hoax." On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that it had obtained a photo album that Epstein received on his 50th birthday in 2003 -- three years before he was convicted as a pedophile -- which was assembled by his longtime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell (who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking of minors). The album included messages from Epstein's friends, former girlfriends and others. One typed message was from Trump, and included his signature.

July 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM EDT
'Literally designed to spark riots': Trump DOJ sparks outrage over push to let cop go free

The Department of Justice's (DoJ) civil rights chief is urging a federal judge to hand down just one day behind bars for the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer convicted in Breonna Taylor's 2020 death, the New York Times reported Thursday. This is a surprising shift from the unit's typical stance on combatting racial inequities in law enforcement.

July 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM EDT
Mike Johnson scrambles to quiet Epstein revolt while avoiding Trump's 'wrath': report

house Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is weighing support for legislation that would make additional details about convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein public, The Hill reported Thursday. According to the report, the Johnson-led effort would explicitly protect the identities of whistleblowers and victims when disclosing Epstein-related documents -- a marked departure from the Democrat-led amendment, which would unseal all materials in their entirety.

July 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM EDT
'Worse by the day': Analyst reveals how Trump is rapidly losing backing of far-right media

President Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has resulted in a vast multitude of far-right media figures turning on the person they helped elect, according to a new analysis. In a Thursday article in anti-Trump conservative outlet The Bulwark, author Will Sommer detailed how some of the biggest names in the MAGA media sphere have deemed Trump a heretic over the administration's insistence that the Epstein matter is closed and that the rumored "client list" purportedly including contact information for Epstein's criminal associates never existed. He listed multiple examples suggesting that Trump's biggest online advocates may not forgive him over the Epstein issue.

July 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM EDT
'Not the angry racist': Teamsters Union hires -- then fires - face of Charlottesville march

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reportedly employed and promptly dismissed Peter Cvjetanovic (also spelled Cytanovic), the 28"'year"'old former white nationalist whose fiery image at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, made him a flashpoint of far"'right extremism. Hired into an administrative role at the union's D.C. headquarters earlier this year, he was fired during his probationary period once the union became aware of his past, HuffPost reported Thursday.

July 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM EDT
'Trust in President Trump': Leavitt says economy 'incredible' despite numerous price hikes

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is crediting President Donald Trump with what she described as an "incredible economic turnaround in just six months." However, inflation continues to rise under his administration, and the data she cited highlighted only a selective set of favorable economic indicators. Americans "saw prices for new and used vehicles and airfares dropped last month," Leavitt enthusiastically declared on Thursday during a press briefing.