Draft Epstein Indictment Accused Him of Crimes Against More Than a Dozen Girls

Jeffrey Epstein, who ended up pleading to a much lesser state charge, told one victim that bad things could happen to her if she talked, the 2007 document said.Read More
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.”Read More
In Minnesota, America’s Federal System Is Coming Apart

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight.Read More
Trump Called for ‘De-Escalation’ in Minneapolis. It Didn’t Last Long.

President Trump has offered dueling messages on the crisis in Minneapolis, part of a pattern of dialing back his rhetoric only to change again if the political winds are shifting.Read More
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.Read More
Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel

The move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales.Read More
Senate Passes Deal to Fund Government and Negotiate ICE Limits

Democrats agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate with President Trump on restricting his immigration crackdown.Read More
Trump Names ‘Data Nerd’ to Lead Labor Statistics Agency

The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner.Read More
Here’s What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled that this would be the last major release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.Read More
Death Toll During New York City Cold Snap Rises to 13

The people who died, at least several of whom were believed to be homeless, had been found outdoors, including at a playground and near a hospital.Read More