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JPMorgan’s Dimon says other execs at the bank could have booted Epstein when he was a client

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified last week that top bank executive Mary Erdoes and the firm’s then-head lawyer had…

Yellen says it should be ‘unthinkable’ for the U.S. to default on its debt

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the idea of U.S. lawmakers letting the nation default on its debt should be “unthinkable.”…

Trump urges GOP to let catastrophic debt default happen if Dems don’t accept cuts

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers to let the United States default on its debt if Democrats…

Trump pushes false election claims, mocks E. Jean Carroll to applause during CNN town hall

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday again pushed false claims that his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden was…

Rep. Santos says ‘I will not resign’ after pleading not guilty to criminal charges

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Wednesday he will not resign from office after pleading not guilty to an array of…

GOP Rep. George Santos has been charged by the Justice Department

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been criminally charged by the Department of Justice, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources…

Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, jury says

A civil jury on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll at…

Debt ceiling deal appears no closer after high-stakes meeting, but leaders will huddle again Friday

WASHINGTON — Top congressional leaders left a high-stakes meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday showing few signs they had moved…

Trump barred from making evidence public in Stormy Daniels hush money case

A judge Monday barred former President Donald Trump from making public evidence and other material related to a pending criminal…

Failure to raise debt ceiling would be an ‘economic catastrophe,’ Treasury’s Yellen says

WASHINGTON — Failure to raise the U.S. debt ceiling would cause an “economic catastrophe,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.…