Federal government building in Washington, D.C., illustrating scrutiny by lawmakers of the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein documents

Lawmakers claim Justice Department improperly redacted Epstein documents

US lawmakers have accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of improperly redacting documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before releasing them to the public. On Monday, members of Congress began reviewing unredacted Epstein files for the first time. The collection includes nearly three million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA),…

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Exterior of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington, DC, the federal agency sued by President Donald Trump and his sons over leaked tax records.

Trump and Sons Sue IRS and Treasury for $10B

President Donald Trump and his sons are suing the US government. They say someone leaked their tax records and that federal agencies failed to secure them. Trump and his sons filed the case in federal court in Miami. It seeks $10 billion (£7.25bn) in damages. The defendants are the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the…

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Snow-covered airport runway during a severe winter storm following a private jet crash that disrupted flight operations in the United States

Six Feared Dead in Maine Private Jet Crash

A private jet crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday, leaving six people feared dead. The aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 600, went down on Sunday evening as a snowstorm moved across the region. Officials at the airport confirmed that everyone on the jet is presumed dead and that no survivors were…

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