Former President finished his testimony before members of Congress for their investigation over convicted sex offender . The closed-door deposition ended after more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers about his connections to the disgraced financier.
鈥淚 saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,鈥� the former Democratic president said in an opening statement he shared on social media at the outset of the deposition.
The deposition in Chappaqua, New York, marked the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress.
It came a day after Clinton鈥檚 wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, , where she told lawmakers that she had no knowledge of how Epstein had sexually abused underage girls and had no recollection of even meeting him.
Neither Clinton has been accused of any wrongdoing.
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Parents of Renee Good, who was killed during immigration crackdown in Minnesota, remember her love and laughter in AP interview
Good loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration. She loved pretty much everyone she met and was late for pretty much everything.
鈥淪he had this way of making you feel special and loved that I didn鈥檛 even understand that until we lost her,鈥� Donna Ganger said of her daughter, who was by an immigration officer Jan. 7.
She was 鈥渟low to anger, quick to love, quick to care,鈥� said her father, Tim Ganger. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the essence of who she was.鈥�
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was killed Jan. 7 as immigration agents surged through the Minneapolis area, sparking protests. Her death and that of , weeks later sparked outrage across the country and immigration enforcement.
Good鈥檚 parents and two of her brothers, Brent and Luke Ganger, met AP journalists Friday in Denver for a long interview.
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Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers
The department said Friday that it has ended its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers employed at the Internal Revenue Service.
Agency leaders told employees they were using a Trump executive order signed last March to make the change. Workers at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service are also affected.
The National Treasury Employees Union says the IRS cannot end the contract on its own. The union sued the federal government last year over the executive order, but an appeals court decision this week cleared the way for the order to proceed.
The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US
In a break from tradition, refugees admitted after extensive interviews and vetting are being detained and questioned again.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in November that the Biden administration鈥檚 evaluation of roughly 200,000 refugees was inadequate. DHS says it is reviewing cases, starting with about 5,600 refugees who settled in Minnesota.
Some have been handcuffed, shackled and flown to Texas for questioning. After being released, they have had to find their own way home. One was asked to sign documents saying she would voluntarily leave the U.S. She refused as part of a larger legal fight.
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A golden sweep by Team USA in Olympic hockey led to celebrations that got complicated and political
The United States swept both Olympic hockey gold medals only to see the celebrations turn into a political flashpoint.
The men took a locker room call from Trump, who joked that he would need to also invite the women鈥檚 team to the White House.
Later a doctored White House TikTok upset American player Brady Tkachuk.
Both teams stressed that they back each other鈥檚 runs to gold.
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Trump visits a Whataburger in Texas
The president stopped at the burger joint after addressing a crowd at the Port of Corpus Christi.
鈥淚鈥檓 going to get some stuff for Air Force One, and I鈥檓 going to get the hell out of here,鈥� he said before greeting workers and patrons.
Trump also suggested that he would buy food for everyone in the restaurant, saying: 鈥淐an you handle it? Hamburgers for all!鈥�
Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported
The order covers who are lawfully in the country. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim granted a motion by refugees鈥� advocates to convert a that he issued in January into a more permanent preliminary injunction.
The order applies only in Minnesota. But the implications of a new national policy on refugees that the Department of Homeland Security announced Feb. 19 were a major part of the discussion at a hearing held by the judge the next day.
The Trump administration asserts that it has the right to arrest potentially tens of thousands of refugees nationwide who entered legally but do not yet have green cards. A new Homeland Security memo interprets immigration laws to say that refugees applying for green cards must return to federal custody one year after they were admitted so their applications can be reviewed.
Trump says
any deal with Iran has to be 鈥榤eaningful鈥�
The president told a crowd in Corpus Christi, Texas, that he would rather handle Tehran 鈥渢he peaceful way,鈥� saying he laid out his terms for an agreement with the country to the Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn as they flew together on Air Force One on Friday.
Trump said Iran wants to make a deal it has to be 鈥渕eaningful鈥� in stopping the possibility of the country developing enough enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
He called it 鈥渁 very big decision,鈥� as he criticized Iran for human rights abuses.
Bill Clinton deposition on Epstein concludes
The Democratic former president鈥檚 closed-door deposition ended after more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers who said he answered every question posed to him.
told members of Congress that he 鈥渄id nothing wrong鈥� in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein鈥檚 sexual abuse. Lawmakers questioned him over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.
鈥淚 saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,鈥� Clinton said in an opening statement he shared on social media at the outset of the deposition.
Actor Dennis Quaid speaks at Trump rally
Quaid, who played President Ronald Reagan in a 2024 biopic, got a lift on the real Air Force One and a speaking role behind the presidential seal. Trump invited him on stage briefly during his rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.
鈥淚 love Corpus Christi, and I love Donald Trump,鈥� Quaid said.
Earlier in the day, Sen. Ted Cruz posted a of Quaid, dressed in a suit, seated next to Trump at a conference table aboard the Air Force One.
In addition to playing the 40th president in 鈥淩eagan,鈥� Quaid also appeared as President Bill Clinton in 鈥淭he Special Relationship,鈥� a 2010 film about former British Prime Minister Tony Blair鈥檚 relationship with his U.S. counterpart.
Trump recognizes Texas Republican Senate candidates but stops short of any endorsement
鈥淲e have a great attorney general, Ken Paxton. Hi Ken,鈥� the president said.
鈥淎nd we have a great senator, John Cornyn,鈥� he added, looking at the seated officials from the stage. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e in a little bit of a race.鈥�
The primary is Tuesday, and Cornyn is trying to survive a challenge from Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, who was also at the event in Corpus Christi.
Trump (backslash)mentioned Hunt, too, after running through the long list of Texas U.S. House members present.
鈥淎nd another friend of mine who is doing very well, Wesley Hunt. Wesley Hunt, what a good job,鈥� the president said.
In a nod to the competitive primary, Trump noted, 鈥淵ou do have an interesting election.鈥�
Asked by reporters, Trump said he has 鈥減retty much鈥� decided whom to endorse but declined to specify.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk
That could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company. Hegseth spoke a little more than an hour after Trump said he was ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic鈥檚 technology Friday.
Hegseth鈥檚 comments, delivered in a social media post, came shortly after the Pentagon鈥檚 deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences 鈥� and nearly 24 hours after CEO Dario Amodei said his company to the Defense Department鈥檚 demands.
Leader of Scouting America says transgender youth still welcome
Scouting America President and CEO Roger Krone says the organization鈥檚 agreement with the Pentagon does not change its existing policies regarding transgender youth and they remain welcome.
鈥淲e have transgender people in our program, and we鈥檒l have transgender people in our program going forward,鈥� Krone told The Associated Press.
The Pentagon made the deal with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, to maintain their century-old partnership.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the agreement refocuses the organization away from 鈥渨oke鈥� policies he accused it of embracing and put heavy emphasis on the group鈥檚 acceptance of transgender youth.
鈥楾ony Gonzales is here鈥�
The embattled House Republican, who is fending off calls to resign after reports of an affair with a former aide who later set herself on fire, made his way to Trump鈥檚 Corpus Christi event.
The president made mention of his presence, saying: 鈥淐ongressman Tony Gonzales is here.鈥�
Corpus Christi is not in Gonzales鈥� district.
As Trump gave his shoutout to Gonzales, he added, 鈥淭ony, congratulations.鈥� It was unclear what Trump was congratulating him for.
Trump has endorsed Gonzales in his primary.
Trump says he is 鈥榚ntitled鈥� to a third term
The president again floated the idea of running for a third term during an address at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas.
鈥淢aybe we do one more term, should we do one more?鈥� he asked the crowd, which responded with cheers.
The president added that 鈥渨e鈥檙e entitled to it, because they cheated like hell,鈥� in reference to the 2020 election.
Allegations from Trump of massive voting fraud have previously been refuted by a variety of judges, state election officials and an arm of his own administration鈥檚 Homeland Security Department.
Trump hints at endorsement in Texas Senate race
He says he鈥檚 鈥減retty much鈥� decided whom to endorse in the competitive three-way GOP race.
But he鈥檚 not ready to give it away, telling reporters 鈥渘o, not yet,鈥� when asked if he would say.
Trump is visiting Corpus Christi to promote U.S. energy production just four days before the primary.
Joining him is four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn and the two Republicans challenging him in the Tuesday primary, state Attorney General Ken Paxton and two-term Rep. Wesley Hunt.
Rubio says US may invalidate passports for travel to Iran
The secretary of state declared Iran to be a 鈥渟tate sponsor of wrongful detention,鈥� ramping up pressure on the country as tensions rise over the possibility of U.S. military strikes on the Islamic republic.
In a statement, Rubio said the move was due to Iran鈥檚 continued arrests and imprisonment of 鈥渋nnocent Americans鈥� and citizens of other countries for use as political leverage.
鈥淭his abhorrent practice must end,鈥� he said.
The move does not automatically carry any penalties, but Rubio said if Iran doesn鈥檛 stop, he could make it illegal for a U.S. passport to be used for travel to or from Iran. That restriction currently only applies to North Korea.
Top Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee raises concerns over Anthropic decision
Sen Mark Warner said Trump鈥檚 move to cut all government ties with the AI company Anthropic, 鈥渃ombined with inflammatory rhetoric attacking that company, raises serious concerns about whether national security decisions are being driven by careful analysis or political considerations.鈥�
Warner also noted that 鈥淗egseth鈥檚 loud insistence on the sufficiency of an 鈥榓ll lawful purposes鈥� standard provides cold comfort against the backdrop of Pentagon leadership that has routinely sidelined career military attorneys and challenged longstanding norms and rules regarding lethal force.鈥�
Energy secretary approves export expansion at Texas LNG terminal
Ahead of Trump鈥檚 visit, Energy Secretary Chris Wright authorized a鈥�12% expansion鈥痠n liquefied natural gas exports at Cheniere Energy鈥檚 Corpus Christi terminal.
The order, signed Thursday as Wright toured the site, makes the terminal the second largest LNG export project in the U.S.
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the first export cargo of U.S. LNG gas produced from the lower 48 states. The U.S. is now the world鈥檚 largest LNG exporter.
Wright said he was proud to be in Corpus Christi, 鈥渟tanding alongside the American workers responsible for unleashing American energy dominance.鈥�
Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmental group that opposes LNG exports, said the Trump administration was 鈥渄oubling down on a harmful energy source at exactly the moment when we should be full speed ahead on safe, clean and reliable renewable energy.鈥�
Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology
Trump鈥檚 comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon鈥檚 deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences 鈥� and nearly 24 hours after CEO Dario Amodei said his company 鈥渃annot in good conscience accede鈥� to the Defense Department鈥檚 demands.
Anthropic didn鈥檛 immediately reply to a request for comment to Trump鈥檚 remarks.
At issue in the defense contract was a clash over AI鈥檚 role in national security and concerns about how increasingly capable machines could be used in high-stakes situations involving lethal force, sensitive information or government surveillance.
Democrats are 鈥榗losely鈥� reviewing White House offer on DHS
Aides to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, confirmed that the lawmakers have received the White House鈥檚 latest offer on ending the ongoing DHS shutdown.
Earlier Friday, a White House official said the administration had sent a new proposal to Schumer and Jeffries on Thursday, calling the offer 鈥渟erious.鈥�
In a joint statement to reporters, aides to Schumer and Jeffries said their offices are reviewing the White House proposal 鈥渃losely鈥� and that Democrats are continuing to push for 鈥渞eal reforms鈥� on the conduct of federal immigration agents.
Democrats on House panel say they鈥檙e treating Bill Clinton seriously, putting 鈥榮urvivors first鈥�
California Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading advocate to release all Epstein documents, said Democratic members and their lawyers put 鈥渟urvivors first鈥� by asking 鈥渄ifficult questions鈥� and establishing 鈥渂asic facts鈥� from Bill Clinton.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., described the former president as an important witness.
鈥淚t is very well established that President Clinton had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and we are treating this investigation extraordinarily seriously,鈥� she said.
She emphasized that 鈥渢here are not public files available that accuse (Clinton) of a crime, whereas there are publicly available documents that do allege a crime of President Trump.鈥�
But she described Clinton as being among the figures who can shed light on 鈥渨hy there was a culture around (Epstein) where the rich and powerful turned a blind eye.鈥�
There鈥檚 a partisan split on what Bill Clinton testified about Trump
Comer told reporters that Bill Clinton said Trump 鈥渉as never said anything to me to make me think he was involved.鈥�
The chairman said that came in response to a question from Garcia, the ranking Democrat, about whether Trump should testify before the committee.
Garcia countered that Comer鈥檚 account was not 鈥渁 complete accurate description of what actually was said.鈥�
He said Clinton 鈥渄id bring up some additional information about some discussions with President Trump鈥� and argued that raises 鈥渟ome very important new questions about comments that President Trump has actually said in the past.鈥�
That鈥檚 another reason to compel Trump to testify, Garcia added.
He declined to go into further details Clinton鈥檚 testimony, citing committee rules against disclosure — which he noted with a barb that 鈥淩epublicans keep breaking the rules.鈥�
Bill Clinton has not invoked the Fifth Amendment, House Democrat says
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, says the former president has answered questions willingly so far in his testimony and 鈥渉as not taken a pass鈥� by pleading the Fifth Amendment that witnesses use to decline answering in a way that could incriminate them.
Comer: Bill Clinton has taken about two hours of questions
Republicans in the House Oversight Committee majority asked Clinton questions for about an hour, followed by an hour from the Democratic minority, chairman James Comer told reporters outside.
Comer said Republicans would get another hour before a break. He said the day would be at about 鈥渢he halfway point鈥� by then, suggesting Clinton will spend at least six hours with lawmakers.
Trump misquotes Calvin Coolidge
Trump on Friday put himself who have misquoted a famous sentiment from the 30th U.S. president.
鈥淧resident Calvin Coolidge: 鈥楾he Business of America is BUSINESS!鈥欌�� he wrote in a as he headed to Texas aboard Air Force One.
However, this isn鈥檛 exactly what Coolidge said. , said during an address in Washington to the American Society of 海角社区apppaper Editors on Jan. 17, 1925, were: 鈥淎fter all, the chief business of the American people is business.鈥�
Coolidge was talking about the 鈥渄ouble purpose鈥� of American newspapers — providing readers with information while also having their own business interests. He concluded that this dual role did not 鈥渟eem to be cause for alarm.鈥�
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee warns against war with Iran
Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said Trump has failed to explain the rationale or the risks involved in military action.
鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 saber-rattling for war with Iran is taking the country down a dangerous path without a clear strategy or endgame and putting U.S. national security at considerable risk,鈥� Reed said in a statement.
As the House and Senate prepare for votes next week on war powers resolutions, he said Congress has received 鈥渘o real briefings鈥� on the administration鈥檚 plans.
鈥淭he administration has not presented Congress or the American people with any coherent legal or strategic justification for preemptive strikes,鈥� Reed said. 鈥淭he president is the Commander-In-Chief, but Congress alone holds the constitutional authority to authorize war.鈥�
Congress prepares for war powers votes to block strikes on Iran
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday a bipartisan coalition is working to force a vote as soon as next week on a war powers resolution that would attempt to prevent any U.S. action against Iran without approval from Congress.
鈥淭he American people don鈥檛 want another failed forever foreign war, particularly in the Middle East, when we know the outcome is likely to be disastrous,鈥� Jeffries said on MSNow.
鈥淲hat we鈥檝e got to do right now, of course, is to do everything we can to prevent that from happening,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t would be reckless. It would be dangerous. It would be harmful to America鈥檚 national security interests.鈥�
White House sends another DHS offer to Democrats
As the Department of Homeland Security remains shut down, the White House and Democratic leaders are continuing to exchange proposals to end the impasse.
A White House official said Friday that the administration sent another counteroffer to Democrats on Thursday. The official, granted anonymity to discuss private negotiations, called the offer 鈥渟erious.鈥�
Federal funding for DHS lapsed Jan. 30, with Democrats calling for more restrictions on the behavior of federal immigration agents in the aftermath of the death of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota.
But most of DHS provides critical governments, which means that federal employees are working — but not getting paid.
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Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown.
Bondi says 25 of those people are already under arrest. The protest on Jan. 18 also led to the arrests of independent journalist Don Lemon and local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Both have pleaded not guilty to civil rights charges.
Trump officials have strongly condemned the protest for interrupting a church service. Protesters took the action after learning a pastor there is also an immigration enforcement official.
Trump suggests the U.S. could have a 鈥榝riendly takeover of Cuba鈥�
In comments to reporters as he left the White House, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was negotiating at a high level with the Cuban government.
鈥淭he Cuban government is talking with us鈥� the president said. 鈥淭hey have no money. They have no anything right now.鈥� He added: 鈥淲e could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.鈥�
After his administration ousted Cuban ally and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump for weeks suggested Cuba was on the brink of collapse economically.
He did not say what he meant by a 鈥渇riendly takeover鈥� but suggested that after decades 鈥渙f dealing with Cuba鈥� something could happen that would be 鈥渧ery positive鈥� for Cuban exiles living in the U.S.
Trump says he’s 鈥榥ot happy鈥� with the way Iran talks are going
鈥淚鈥檓 not happy with the fact that they鈥檙e not willing to give us what we have to have. I鈥檓 not thrilled with that. We鈥檒l see what happens. We鈥檙e talking later,鈥� Trump said to reporters as he left the White House.
Trump said it would be 鈥渨onderful鈥� if Iran negotiated 鈥渋n good faith and conscience,鈥� but said, 鈥淭hey are not getting there.鈥�
Trump was asked about the risks of the U.S. getting involved in a drawn-out conflict in the Middle East if it launches strikes on Iran.
鈥淚 guess you could say there鈥檚 always a risk,鈥� Trump replied. 鈥淵ou know, when there鈥檚 war, there鈥檚 a risk of anything, both good and bad.鈥�
Trump comments on Clinton deposition
Trump said on Friday that he is not pleased with the deposition of former President Bill Clinton in the House Epstein investigation.
鈥淚 like Bill Clinton and I don鈥檛 like seeing him deposed,鈥� the president told reporters as he departed the White House en route to Corpus Christi, Texas.
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