Posted inNational Security & Defense

Colin Powell suggests media had ‘hysterical’ reaction to reports on Russian bounty intelligence

By Sam Dorman | Fox News Ex-secretary of state says commanders did not think reported bounties ‘as serious a problem’ as media suggested. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell indicated on Thursday that media figures overreacted to a recent report that Russian officials placed bounties on the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. “What I know is that our military commanders on the ground did not think […]

Posted inDepartment of Justice

Ghislaine Maxwell forced to don paper attire at NY prison amid suicide concerns: report

By Vandana Rambaran | Fox News Ghislaine Maxwell has to wear paper attire and cannot be left alone at any time. The Justice Department is beefing up security inside a New York City jail where pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is being held amid concerns that she might commit suicide. FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICIAL CALLS FOR GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO BE MOVED TO RIKERS […]

Posted inDepartment of Justice

Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, taken back into custody

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News The Federal Bureau of Prisons said Cohen violated the conditions of his home confinement. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was taken back into custody Thursday morning and is now at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Cohen violated “the conditions of his home confinement.” Cohen, the former attorney […]

Posted inSupreme Court

Supreme Court punts, denies Trump immunity but blocks House Dems from tax docs

By Tyler Olson, Ronn Blitzer | Fox News The court has thrown both cases back to the lower courts. The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President Trump is not immune from a subpoena over his financial and tax records to Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. — and declined in a separate case to issue a definitive ruling on whether congressional committees can have access to Trump’s financial […]

Posted inBusiness

Deutsche Bank penalized $150M for Jeffrey Epstein relationship

By Stephanie Pagones, Marta Dhanis FOXBusiness Bank’s dealings with Epstein continued even after concerns had been raised about what funds were being used for. Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay a $150 million fine following an investigation into its financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, officials announced Tuesday. New York State’s Department of Financial Services announced the multimillion-dollar penalty after a […]

Posted inWorld

Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to NY prison after arrest

By Stephen Sorace, Marta Dhanis | Fox News She faces multiple sex trafficking charges. Ghislaine Maxwell, the confidant and ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, was transferred to a New York federal prison on Monday following her arrest in New Hampshire last week. “Yes, she is in BOP custody at MDC Brooklyn. We decline to comment further,” the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Fox News. […]

Posted inOpinion

Trump punches back at totalitarian left — here’s why Mt. Rushmore speech important

By Liz Peek | Fox News The Left has been chipping away at our culture and values for decades — they deride religion, abhor tradition and sneer at patriotism. Which is more divisive? Tearing down our nation’s heroes and monuments, demeaning the accomplishments of a great country, casting patriotic Americans as relics from a bygone era, painting the United States as profoundly […]

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Ghislaine Maxwell will plead guilty and start cooperating ‘soon,’ former prosecutor predicts

By Joshua Nelson | Fox News Hakes said Maxwell is facing an overwhelming amount of evidence against her. Former federal prosecutor Francey Hakes on Monday predicted that Jeffrey Epstein’s accused madam and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell will plead guilty and start cooperating soon. “Ghislaine Maxwell is maybe the last person left in the Jeffrey Epstein co-conspiracy that we know about,” Hakes […]

Posted inNational News

Trump defends US history, blasts ‘radical left’ in ‘Salute to America’ celebration

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News Trump made a full-throated defense of America’s past and said he won’t allow an “angry mob” to tear down statues. President Trump evoked the history of American patriots who defeated Nazis, toppled communists and chased down terrorists, but warned of another threat now in today’s political climate — the “radical left.” In a Fourth […]