The House Ethics Committee also released updates on its investigations into Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida. ... Read full Story
ICE operation in Ontario led to arrests of clinic staff who allegedly blocked federal agents from apprehending a Honduran national in a foot pursuit. ... Read full Story
David Schoen, a former lawyer for Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, said Attorney General Pam Bondi and other officials "jumped the gun a bit" in overhyping the Epstein files. Schoen in an interview with BBC "Newsnight" Thursday said there is no Epstein "client list" that would highlight connections between the disgraced financier and wealthy individuals.... ... Read full Story
The Kremlin ruled out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before achieving major progress on a peace deal, raising doubt on ending the war before President Trump’s proposed 50-day deadline. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said peace proposals drafted by both sides are “diametrically opposed." When asked if a meeting... ... Read full Story
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blasted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late Thursday following its approval of a megamerger between entertainment giants Paramount and Skydance. "The appearance of this 'wink wink' deal basically lets every other company and every other billionaire [know] that Trump is open for business," Warren said in a video posted to social... ... Read full Story
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, a Trump ally who introduced the Laken Riley Act, will launch a Senate bid against Democrat Jon Ossoff, viewed as a vulnerable Senate Democrat. ... Read full Story
Three former Justice Department (DOJ) employees hit the Trump administration on Thursday with a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination. The effort was led by former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon, who worked on top cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The complaint was also signed by Patricia Hartman, a former public affairs... ... Read full Story
President Trump departed Friday for a five-day stay in Scotland, where he is expected to meet with British and Scottish officials and visit his properties there. The White House has described the trip as a “working visit,” pointing to planned discussions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about a trade agreement between the U.S. and... ... Read full Story
The DOJ is interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell in an effort to appease critics, though experts say her credibility is questionable and she is unlikely to provide any useful information. ... Read full Story
Public confidence in the Supreme Court has slightly increased since 2022, but a new poll found that Democrats remain wary of the Court, with only 43% expressing confidence in the justices. ... Read full Story
President Trump told reporters Friday he hasn’t thought about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, as the longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate was set to meet for a second day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “It’s something I haven’t thought about it. I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I have not thought about,” Trump told reporters... ... Read full Story
Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to the U.S. Senate this year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, scored an endorsement from President Donald Trump. ... Read full Story
A Venezuelan migrant who was in the U.S. legally when he was deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador, filed an administrative claim to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday over what he describes as his illegal removal from U.S. territory. Neiyerver Andrián Leon Rengel was sent in March to the infamous CECOT prison... ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump said Friday that former President Barack Obama “owes me big" following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling. ... Read full Story
The political divide over documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein grew in the Senate this week, when Democrats pushed for transparency while Republicans argued Congress has limited power to release the files. ... Read full Story
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is beyond the world’s “worst fears,” Australia’s government said Friday, as reports of mass starvation and disease across the war-torn enclave persist. “The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears. The position of the Australian Government is clear: every innocent life matters," Australian Prime Minister... ... Read full Story
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the Department of Homeland Security has started flying migrants out of the “Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility. ... Read full Story
Former President Clinton wrote a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal, while President Trump allegedly wrote a "bawdy" note for the same book, which Trump has denied and sued the Journal over. ... Read full Story
NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani outlined his "unabashed" support for BDS sanctions against Israel which he drawn criticism from Jewish groups nationwide. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."