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According to NBC New York, citing sources familiar with the matter, an injured Epstein was discovered in the fetal position inside his jail cell at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. He was found “semi-conscious with marks on his neck,” reports NBC New York. Two sources told the news outlet that Epstein may have attempted to take his own life by hanging.

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made some of her strongest comments yet about the House possibly proceeding with impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Pelosi made the comments to reporters after former special counsel Robert Mueller testified to two House committees that his report on 2016 Russian election interference not exonerate Trump. Pelosi said a ‘‘cone of silence’’ from the White House that’s not providing documents and witness testimony ‘‘will not prevent us from going forward.’’ She added, ‘‘In fact, it’s even more grounds to go forw

WASHINGTON — He sat still in his chair, his ankles crossed, his hands folded, his responses often halting, determined not to give the partisans on the dais what they wanted. After a Democrat tried desperately to show the former special counsel had left a trail of bread crumbs leading toward impeachment, Robert S. Mueller III refused to so much as repeat the word.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Legislators prepared to begin an impeachment process for Puerto Rico’s leader as thousands of protesters gathered around the governor’s mansion late Wednesday and chanted, ‘‘We want peace, and they want war!’’ as they demanded his ouster. Frustration and anger began building as the silence from Gov.

MORE’s deputies to accompany him during his testimony Wednesday, saying he should not be able to appear for the hearing. "Just got back only to hear of a last minute change allowing a Never Trumper attorney to help Robert Mueller with his testimony before Congress tomorrow. What a disgrace to our system. Never heard of this before," Trump tweeted. "VERY UNFAIR, SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

House lawmakers from across the political spectrum will finally get a chance to grill former special counsel MORE on Wednesday about his two-year investigation. Mueller will face lawmakers from the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees in back-to-back hearings months after the release of his report, which did not find enough evidence to show the Trump campaign conspired with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. It separately did not reach a conclusion on whether MORE obstructed the investigation, though it pointedly declined to

House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE that the Justice Department’s instruction that he limit his testimony to the four corners of his public report should have “no bearing” on his congressional appearance. Schiff, who wrote to Mueller on the eve of his highly anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill, also accused the Justice Department of trying to obstruct legitimate investigations by Congress by saying that Mueller’s testimony should remain within the boundaries of his 448-page redacted report. “The DOJ Letter attempts unduly to circumscribe your testimony and re

MORE tweeted Monday night he was “pleased” to announce a budget deal that raises the debt ceiling and sets federal spending caps for the next two years. The $320 billion deal followed months of posturing and behind-the-scenes talks.