‘It’s a delicate subject, but…’: Trump aide Mike Johnson on release of Epstein files; demands Pam Bondi to ‘come forward’

US House Speaker Mike Johnson has called on the Justice Department to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in federal custody in 2019 while facing sex-trafficking charges.In an interview on Tuesday with podcaster Benny Johnson, Mike said: “It’s a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there…

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‘Nefarious mechanism’: Republicans issue stern warning to US universities against Chinese scholarship program; call it security threat

House Republicans have asked seven US universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers cite as “nefarious mechanism” which aims to steal technology for the Chinese government.The lawmakers sent letters on Tuesday to Dartmouth College, the University of Notre Dame and five other schools, warning them about their partnerships with the China…

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GOP leaders rally for last-ditch push: Holdouts meet Donald Trump amid deep divisions; vote expected soon

House speaker Mike Johnson (AP) With only hours remaining before the planned vote, house Republican leaders and White House officials have launched a full-scale effort on Wednesday to push the massive GOP bill through the house and onto President Donald Trump’s desk.Multiple groups of house Republican lawmakers who have expressed concerns about the senate-approved version…

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