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The Hill
24-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Gingrich: Trump should appoint someone ‘to go through every single angle' of Epstein controversy
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Trump should task someone with going over 'every single angle' of controversy around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 'I think in the end, the president will have to appoint somebody to go through every single angle,' Gingrich, a Trump ally, said during his Wednesday appearance on 'Cats & Cosby' radio show on WABC 770 AM. The former Speaker said the administration should make an effort to talk to longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted on sex trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year sentence. 'And frankly, I think they're going to have to get Ghislaine Maxwell to talk, and if that means cutting some kind of a deal, whatever it takes, they're going to have to find out from her, because she was there for over 20 years,' the former House speaker told hosts John Catsimatidis & Rita Cosby. 'She knows, and she has information.' Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell in prison in Tallahassee on Thursday. On Wednesday evening, Maxwell's brother Ian Maxwell said in an email to The New York Post: 'She will be putting before that court material new evidence that was not available to the defense at her 2021 trial, which would have had a significant impact on its outcome.' Trump's MAGA base has pushed for more transparency regarding the Epstein files, particularly after a joint Justice Department and FBI memo said the late financier did not have a 'client list' and that he died by suicide in 2019 in prison while awaiting trial. Gingrich said he finds it 'hard to believe' that Epstein committed suicide The administration is looking to move on from the Epstein controversy, as some House Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for the release of all documents related to the Epstein case. Last week, the White House said that Trump 'would not recommend a special prosecutor' to review the handling and documents related to Epstein's case.
The Hill
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Cuomo says he is ‘Democrat, running on an independent line' and Mamdani is ‘socialist on the Democratic line'
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he is a 'Democrat, running on an independent line,' while his fellow New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is 'a socialist on the Democratic line.' 'In this primary election, it was six socialist candidates basically pooling their money, pooling their rank choice, against me because I'm a moderate, and against Eric [Adams] when he was in the race, until he dropped out, because he was a moderate,' Cuomo said on John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby's 'Cats & Cosby' radio show. 'So it — they are — it's a socialist on the Democratic line, and I'm the Democrat, running on an independent line,' he added. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary for New York City mayor to Mamdani, a previously little-known democratic socialist, who shocked political observers by beating the former New York governor, a notable political heavyweight. Cuomo has formally announced he is running as an independent in the Big Apple's mayoral race later this year. The former New York governor is now competing against Mamdani, Adams, who is also running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa for New York City's top job. 'Only 13 percent of New Yorkers voted in the June primary. The general election is in November, and I am in it to win it. My opponent, Mr. Mamdani, offers slick slogans, but no real solutions,' Cuomo said in a campaign video, which was posted Monday on the social platform X. 'We need a city with lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again possible, where child care won't bankrupt you. That's the New York City we know,' he added.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
McMahon: Trump ‘dead serious' that he ‘wants me to fire myself'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said President Trump is 'dead serious' about wanting her to dismantle the department and put herself out of a job in the administration. 'When he asked me to serve as the secretary of Education I knew exactly what his mandate was, which is to close the Department of Education,' McMahon said during a Thursday interview on WABC 770 AM's 'Cats & Cosby.' McMahon nodded to Trump's comment at the White House last month when he noted he had told her, 'I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job.' 'He has joked, but he's dead serious about the fact that he wants me to fire myself,' McMahon said during the interview on the radio program hosted by John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby. Trump signed an executive order last week seeking to spearhead efforts to eliminate the Department of Education during an event with GOP governors in the White House East Room. 'Beyond these core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the department. We're going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible,' Trump said. McMahon suggested Thursday that Title I funding for schools with low-income students and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for special needs scholars could be housed under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has also undertaken mass firings. 'The Title 1 funding and the funding under IDEA, which is for our special needs and handicap children, could very well go under HHS … Secretary [Robert F.] Kennedy [Jr.] and I have already had discussions about that. He fully believes that they would be very properly managed and funded … through HHS.' The Education Department laid off 1,315 staffers earlier this month in an effort to comply with the president's mandate to dismantle the department while officials push for congressional approval to completely eliminate the agency. 'One of the things I've asked to have provided to me is a list of those actions that I can take without Congress, and those that I will need Congress's approval for. Clearly, shutting down the agency would be an act of Congress. It was set up by an act of Congress,' McMahon said. 'The president said in his executive order that we would be abiding by the law and in cooperation with Congress to get this done. My goal is to be completely transparent with Congress as we look to how to move these programs into different agencies,' she added. Education advocates have filed a series of lawsuits over the Trump administration's push to close the department. The White House argues states should take a bigger role in education matters. 'The Department of Education, and the laws it is supposed to execute, has one major purpose: to level the playing field and fill opportunity gaps to help every child in America succeed,' Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers union, said in a statement. 'Trying to abolish it—which, by the way, only Congress can do—sends a message that the president doesn't care about opportunity for all kids. Maybe he cares about it for his own kids or his friends' kids or his donors' kids—but not all kids,' she added. 'No one likes bureaucracy, and everyone's in favor of more efficiency, so let's find ways to accomplish that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump antisemitism task force chief: Columbia settlement ‘not even close'
Leo Terrell, chief of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, says Columbia University is 'not even close' to meeting the Trump administration's demands for reforms in order to return some $400 million in canceled federal funds. 'There is no agreement. They're not even close … to having those funds unfrozen,' Terrell told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on 'Cats & Cosby.' The comments come after a report by The Wall Street Journal that said Columbia was close to reaching a deal with the federal government over the administration's demands for the university to change some of its policies, including changes to its disciplinary policies and putting certain departments under academic receivership, before discussions could be had about restoring the funds. Republicans have accused several top schools, including Columbia, of failing to protect students from antisemitism during last year's protests over the Israel-Hamas war. The Trump administration has also targeted the immigration status of multiple participants in Columbia's demonstrations. 'There was a rumor out there that there's a settlement approaching to restore Columbia's $200 million that we froze. Let me be very clear … that's not true … Columbia University is not an example of a university that is free from antisemitism,' Terrell said. 'I'm going on a campus tour to 10 universities. Columbia is one of them. And we're going to tell them that … if you want, federal funding … you have to allow Jewish-American students to go to school without being harassed or tormented,' he added. The deadline for Columbia to accept the terms of the Trump administration was Thursday, but no updates have been given on the status of negotiations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
21-03-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump antisemitism task force chief: Columbia settlement ‘not even close'
Leo Terrell, chief of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, says Columbia University is 'not even close' to meeting the Trump administration's demands for reforms in order to return some $400 million in canceled federal funds. 'There is no agreement. They're not even close … to having those funds unfrozen,' Terrell told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on 'Cats & Cosby.' The comments come after a report by The Wall Street Journal that said Columbia was close to reaching a deal with the federal government over the administration's demands for the university to change some of its policies, including changes to its disciplinary policies and putting certain departments under academic receivership, before discussions could be had about restoring the funds. Republicans have accused several top schools, including Columbia, of failing to protect students from antisemitism during last year's protests over the Israel-Hamas war. The Trump administration has also targeted the immigration status of multiple participants in Columbia's demonstrations. 'There was a rumor out there that there's a settlement approaching to restore Columbia's $200 million that we froze. Let me be very clear … that's not true … Columbia University is not an example of a university that is free from antisemitism,' Terrell said. 'I'm going on a campus tour to 10 universities. Columbia is one of them. And we're going to tell them that … if you want, federal funding … you have to allow Jewish-American students to go to school without being harassed or tormented,' he added. The deadline for Columbia to accept the terms of the Trump administration was on Thursday, but no updates have been given on the status of negotiations.
