Trump to speak tonight
In his speech to the nation scheduled for 9 p.m. tonight, Donald Trump is expected to claim that the U.S. economy is the best it has ever been in history due to his leadership and to repeat his claim that any claim to the contrary is a Democratic hoax. He is expected to largely ignore the latest move by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson that blocked any action by the House to avoid the dramatic increase in health care costs that is going to affect tens of millions of Americans in a couple of weeks. Trump’s speech comes as a Marist Poll released this morning says more than 60% of Americans say the economy is not working for them.
Susie Wiles interview
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says Donald Trump has the personality of an alcoholic and that Trump is getting revenge against people he considers to be political enemies. Wiles gave a series of interviews to Vanity Fair magazine, which published a story about her yesterday. Wiles suggested Trump was pursuing regime change in Venezuela through his boat-bombing campaign, contradicting official justifications for the strikes. And she described several areas where the president ignored her advice, including on deportations and pardons.
Brown University manhunt continues
Days after a mass shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others hospitalized, authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, were still searching for the suspect. On Tuesday, law enforcement released a new photo and enhanced videos showing a person of interest in the hours leading up to Saturday’s attack. Authorities hope that the videos, which detail the person’s body movements, posture, gait, and other patterns, will help identify the individual. Meanwhile, the campus remains on edge, and Rhode Island’s governor has ordered a sweeping review of school safety measures. At least 75 school shootings have unfolded this year in the U.S.
Reiner murder case
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder, alleging the 32-year-old fatally stabbed his parents, famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner. The charges, if they lead to a conviction, carry a sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty, though it remains unclear whether authorities will seek a death sentence. Reiner is currently being held on no bail and will be arraigned at a later date. While the news of the Reiners’ deaths sent shockwaves through Hollywood, it has also placed renewed focus on Nick Reiner’s background and previous struggles with addiction.
Travel ban expanded
The number of countries facing travel restrictions to the U.S. is growing significantly. On Tuesday, President Trump signed a proclamation expanding the list of countries with full or partial travel restrictions to 39, up from 19. The White House said the listed countries demonstrate “severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing.” The move comes as President Trump intensifies his immigration crackdown, citing a November shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed one National Guard member and critically wounded another.
Trump administration expected to drag feet on Epstein files
Although a new federal law requires the Justice Department to release a massive trove of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, the Trump administration is expected to release only a portion of the files. The documents detail probes into the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who died in 2019. Epstein survivors have said they hope to see perpetrators’ names in the files. The upcoming release comes after Congress passed a law last month requiring the Justice Department to release all of the Epstein-related files in its custody. President Trump fought hard to stop the law but signed it after being outmaneuvered by a bipartisan groundswell of support from lawmakers. The Justice Department is expected to claim that it needs more time to ensure that everything that needs to be redacted has been redacted.
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