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Epstein alleges Trump ‘knew about the girls’ in emails released by House Democrats
Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide has spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew, mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in private correspondence over the last 15 years with an associate and an author in Trump’s orbit, according to newly released emails from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in recognition of the growing irrelevance of the 1-cent coin. The last pennies were struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country’s smallest denomination coins have been produced since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act.
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.
DOJ Probes UC Berkeley After Arrests at Turning Point Event
The Department of Justice announced it will investigate security measures and protests at UC Berkeley following Monday's Turning Point USA event, where at least four arrests were made amid violent clashes outside the venue.
Diverse and resilient energy production is needed to meet future demand, global report says
Electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy growth in the coming decades, underscoring the need for diversified energy sources…
