Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, will speak with reporters Tuesday morning. They will be joined by accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats are eyeing legislation that would eliminate the statute of limitations for Epstein’s victims. If passed, those convicted of crimes alongside the disgraced financier could potentially be prosecuted. The press conference comes after the Department of Justice issued its final release of documents related to Epstein last month, as required by law. Some lawmakers have also been given the chance to review unredacted files. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. EST.…
The hearing comes as Congress faces an imminent deadline to reach a funding agreement on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill.
The letters were delivered to two entities that are part of a network linked to Marxist, pro-China millionaire Neville Roy Singham, whose network has been documented extensively by Just the News.
Government officials removed a pride flag from New York's Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the modern queer rights movement, following federal guidance restricting what flags can be flown in national parks , community leaders say. The big picture: The removal comes amid a broader federal effort to scrub LGBTQ+ history from government sites and single out transgender people, raising fears among LGBTQ+ advocates their community faces erasure from public life. - "It's an outrage," says Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal. "But it's an outrage upon another outrage because we know that this administration seems very comfortable in attacking religious, ethnic, and other minorities, including the LGBTQ population."…
