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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein even as Republican lawmakers prepare contempt of ...

Almanac for Jan. 14, 2026

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2026. There are 351 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2013, cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped interview he'd used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times. The interview was aired as a two-part special later in the week. Also on this date: In 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April. In 1858, Napoleon III survived an assassination attempt by an ...

Plunder undergirded by threats

The Wall Street Journal editorial board has delivered its share of idiocies over the past few years, but its response to the capture of Nicolas Maduro has set a new standard. Calling the military intervention "justified" because Venezuela had allied with "Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran," the ...

Sen. Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech. Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot who represents Arizona, is ...

Almanac for Jan. 13, 2026

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2026. There are 352 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president twice impeached; 10 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of "incitement of insurrection." (Trump would again be acquitted by the Senate in a vote after his term was over.) Also on this date: In 1733, James Oglethorpe and about 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while en route to settle ...

A lawless Trump presidency

The United States invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the domestically recognized Venezuelan president, violated the U.S. Constitution and international law. The Constitution makes clear that only Congress can authorize a foreign invasion. In the pre-World War II era, ...