But almost immediately, the White House was forced to battle a familiar bogeyman: Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida on February 22, 1997. AdvertisementThe White House said it would not be distracted by the Epstein saga. These emails prove literally nothing,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. The continued attempts by the White House to suppress or deflect news around the saga have had the effect of prolonging the attention paid to it, they said.

In January 2022, Panic Inc. co-founder Cabel Sasser tweeted an ad for “a smarter butter dish” that promises to hold both “West & East Coast butter” and shows two differently shaped sticks to represent each. AdvertisementTIL that there are two different sizes of butter sticks and also that idiots previously designed butter dishes with such tolerances that they simply couldn’t fit both types from the get go. Indeed, butter on the East Coast tends to be sold in long and narrow sticks, while on the West Coast, the sticks are shorter and wider (and sometimes called “stubbies”). Over time, these skinny East Coast sticks of butter came to be known as Elgin sticks after Elgin Butter Co. in Elgin, Illinois, which was once known as the butter capital of the world. The Elgin Butter Co. manufactured the widely used butter press (the Elgin Butter Cutter) that standardized the shape and size.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies, financial disclosures made public on Saturday showed. Most of the assets listed in Saturday’s disclosures consist of bonds issued by municipalities, states, counties, school districts and other entities with ties to public agencies. Purchases of the debt of investment banks in late August included bonds of JP Morgan JPM.N. On Friday, Trump asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate JP Morgan over its ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A disclosure filed in August indicated that Trump had purchased more than $100 million in bonds since returning to the presidency on January 20.

Their assessment highlights the extent to which the fate of the Republican Party is tied to Trump, a term-limited president who insists the economy under his watch has never been stronger. “Republicans are entering next year more unified behind President Trump than ever before,” Republican National Committee spokesperson Kiersten Pels said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) via Associated PressTrump insists there is no affordability problemSince the election, the White House has quietly decided to shift its message to focus more on affordability. Historically, the party occupying the White House has significant losses in nonpresidential elections. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader who began a campaign for governor last week, said there is no question about the top issue for her constituents: affordability.

“I’m having a little champagne because, you know, it’s Friday and, you know, it’s not every week that you kick Sean Hannity’s ass, Jim,” said Miller. Power The Facts Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission The Trump administration hopes its deepest secrets remain hidden, but we will not stop demanding answers. We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a new crackdown on the asylum system Sky News/APShabana Mahmood’s new plans to tough up the British asylum system have been criticised for being “cruel” – and for appealing to the “far right”. “I can see that illegal migration is causing division across our country,” she told Sky News. “People are angry about something that is real.”'Our illegal migration system is broken.' @ShabanaMahmood denies that the govt’s efforts to tackle illegal migration are 'racist'. The party’s home affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson said “some of the rhetoric” around asylum seekers has made him “a little bit uncomfortable”.

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On Friday, the Republican president said he would support a primary challenge against the Georgia congresswoman. AdvertisementBacking the QAnon conspiracy theory, appearing with white supremacists and brandishing assault rifles, Greene was opposed by party leaders but supported by Trump. “Marjorie always picks fights with people to stay in the news and it’s finally President Trump’s turn,” Harris wrote in a text message. The way things are going lately, it’s not clear his endorsement would help anyone.”AdvertisementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. “I’m more frustrated with her than President Trump and she doesn’t care,” he said.

If you always say you're going to learn chess, but never quite get around to it, Hive is a similar concept that you can figure out way quicker. You're trying to swarm your opponent's queen bee with beetles, ants and grasshoppers (oh my!). Each piece can move in a certain way, much like those on a chessboard. We will say that if even pictures of bugs creep you out, this might not be the game for you. Tiles are thick and sturdy and the prints on them should last a very long time (without rubbing off)."

“As someone who works closely with American clients through destination weddings and food tours, I’ve picked up on quite a few telltale signs,” Portuguese tour guide and food critic Carol Batista told HuffPost. “But there is a shared sense of optimism, confidence and curiosity.”Below, find 23 signs that someone is American, according to Batista, Pons and other Europeans. That Intangible American Vibe“As someone who works across lifestyle and hospitality in Europe, I often find myself noticing subtle (and not-so-subtle) clues that someone is American. They’re just so essentially American that their Americanness shines, even in a culture where you’d think it would be harder to pick them out. Like they’re aware that tolerance for American politics is wavering around the world and they don’t want to take up too much space.

Rhea Seehorn as Carol in Pluribus AppleIf the reviews are anything to go by, the Apple TV+ drama Pluribus is about to become the next big TV series. Pluribus sees Rhea reunite with the team behind Better Call Saul after she (and her ponytail!) AdvertisementThis is all much to the chagrin of her doubting sister Cheri, played by Rhea. In the show, Rhea played Roxanne Harris, a divorcee and the best friend-turned-boss of Whitney’s character. With each instalment of the anthology acting as a self-contained story, Rhea appeared in season one for the episode Not All Men, playing a character named Martha.

Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts in All's Fair Ser Baffo/DisneyBut you should ignore these headlines and watch the show anyway. (This Allura outfit from All’s Fair is especially unforgivable.) Her new All’s Fair quote should make her hall of fame of one-liners, too. AdvertisementThe All’s Fair team has clearly read the criticism online. The first four episodes of All’s Fair are streaming on Disney+, with new episodes streaming weekly on Tuesdays.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe “NewsNight” panel was discussing recent fractures among Republicans over Trump’s battle against transparency regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case. Jennings said he traces the anger back to Trump’s “righteous” decision to bomb Iran earlier this year. Advertisement“I trace it back further than that, Scott,” countered Taylor. “I trace it back to 10 years ago, when you said Donald Trump was an authoritarian. Jennings said earlier in the show that “the fastest way” to get on television as a Republican is to “crap” on the president.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. His record label said Saturday in a statement posted to his social media accounts that Snider died Friday. The scrapped tour was in support of his most recent album, “High, Lonesome and Then Some,” which released in October. AdvertisementTodd Snider performs in concert, opening for Robert Earl Keen at ACL Live on August 29, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Snider was born and raised in Oregon before settling and making his musical chops in San Marcos, Texas.

Why can’t the president’s most ardent supporters let go of the Epstein files? Below, we ask psychologists and therapists what’s going through the minds of Trump’s MAGA followers. QAnon conspiracy theorists in his base wonder why his administration is now treating the Epstein files like a nonissue. Trump’s hesitation to release the Epstein files could be a breaking point for some, but other MAGA faithful have let it slide. There’s some sunk cost fallacy going on here, too: QAnon believers have invested so much time and energy into the Epstein files, they’re not going to let go now.