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A long-serving U.S. attorney and chief federal prosecutor for the state of New Mexico was exposed Friday for their previously undisclosed ties with Jeffrey Epstein, ties that veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez suggested could explain why a prominent Epstein survivor’s report about sexual abuse went unanswered.

That former federal prosecutor was John J. Kelly, a prominent attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico who served as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico from 1993 to 2000. In 2024, Kelly was asked by a local news outlet why his contact information appeared in Epstein’s contact directory, often referred to as Epstein’s “little black book.”

Education Secretary Linda McMahon baffled historians on Friday after highlighting civil rights icon Ida B. Wells in a social media post using an image created with generative artificial intelligence, an image experts decried as “historically inaccurate,” The Washington Post reported Saturday.

“The use of AI to pull together infographics about individuals has resulted in poor quality and inconsistent resources in education,” said Sarah Weicksel, executive director of the American Historical Association, speaking with the Post.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Friday night forcefully denied allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, calling the claims that have rocked his gubernatorial campaign “absolutely false” in his first public response since the accusations surfaced.

“A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations, and I thought it was important that you see and hear from me directly,” Swalwell said in a video statement released just before midnight.

Science educator Bill Nye came out swinging at President Donald Trump on Friday, blasting his administration’s proposed cuts to NASA as “surprising, illogical and very troubling” in a scathing new opinion piece.

Writing for MSNOW in the wake of the historic return of the Artemis II crew – the first mission to the moon since 1972 – Nye argued the moment of celebration is being overshadowed by Trump’s plans to slash funding for space science.

Vice President JD Vance is increasingly finding himself “walking on eggshells” around President Donald Trump as he takes on a central role in high-stakes negotiations to end the Iran conflict, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal reported Friday that Vance – long viewed as an anti-interventionist voice within the MAGA administration – has been thrust into leading peace talks with Iranian officials, tying his political future to the outcome of a war he initially sought to distance himself from.

President Donald Trump inadvertently made a damning admission about himself in his latest tirade against the far-right commentators who have turned against the MAGA movement over the Iran war, Greg Sargent wrote for The New Republic on Friday.

Specifically, Trump took aim at Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist webcaster who has become increasingly outspoken against the president after years of loyal support.

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a former cardiologist to Vice President Dick Cheney, urged President Donald Trump to undergo a medical evaluation following disturbing social media posts.

Reiner cited Trump's week of threatening to destroy Iran's entire civilization, followed by posting a graphic video of a woman being beaten to death by a Haitian immigrant. Reiner stated the behavior pattern warrants concern, comparing it to family intervention scenarios.

Two recently released surveys revealed a significant drop in Americans’ self-reported wellbeing as the Trump administration launches illegal and deadly military conflicts and plunges the global economy into chaos.

On Friday, the University of Michigan issued its monthly Survey of Consumers, which showed that consumer sentiment in the US hit an all-time low after dropping by 11% since March, amid President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran.

An investigative journalist was in disbelief Friday as President Donald Trump's Medicare chief was caught using wildly inflated numbers to attack a Democratic state — then his own agency admitted the figures were bogus.

A new analysis from investigative journalist Marcy Wheeler flagged that The Associated Press caught Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, using fabricated Medicaid numbers to attack New York — and then forced the agency to admit the figures were wrong.

A war launched by President Donald Trump to weaken Iran may instead reshape his own political legacy – and hand a high-stakes dilemma to Vice President JD Vance, according to a new analysis in The Atlantic.

In an opinion piece published Friday, foreign policy expert Karim Sadjadpour said while Trump “went to war intending to break Iran’s power,” the Islamic Republic remains standing – and now holds the upper hand ahead of talks he framed as make-or-break for the MAGA administration.

One of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's main defenses of the U.S. decision to negotiate a controversial ceasefire with Iran is that its ballistic missile program has been "functionally destroyed."

But that claim has now been shot down by U.S. intelligence assessments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg suggested Melania Trump's surprise address denying Epstein connections was an attempt to preempt damaging revelations.

Speaking on MS NOW, Aronberg identified journalist Michael Wolff as the key figure linking Melania to Epstein through photographs with Trump, Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Aronberg theorized that Melania's statement was timed to get ahead of litigation involving Wolff, who allegedly possesses recordings featuring Epstein's voice.

President Donald Trump said Friday he supported his wife speaking out about rumors linking her to Jeffrey Epstein – although he might not have handled it the same way and admitted: “I didn’t recommend it.”

The president said in an interview with the New York Times that he knew first lady Melania Trump had wanted to address the speculation for a long time and said that he believed “she had a right to talk about it.”