https://www.scmp.com/rss/522044/feed Hillary Clinton: A prominent figure in American public life, she has dedicated five decades to public service. As First Lady, she championed healthcare reform, notably the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and advocated for global women’s rights. As a US Senator for New York, she secured vital funding for 9/11 first responders and focused on economic opportunity. During her tenure as Secretary of State, she employed a "smart power" approach, restoring America’s global standing, imposing... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The House Oversight Committee voted on Wednesday to subpoena US Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace in a sign of continued frustration among conservatives with the department’s review and release of a tranche of documents related to the disgraced financier. The move... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345486/us-lawmakers-vote-subpoena-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345486/us-lawmakers-vote-subpoena-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:40:47 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US president Bill Clinton said in sworn testimony released on Monday by a US congressional committee that he had no knowledge of the sex crimes of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton also said President Donald Trump, a one-time close friend of Epstein, “never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper with regard to Epstein either”. Bill Clinton and his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, were deposed last week by the Republican-led... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345193/us-house-panel-releases-video-clintons-epstein-depositions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345193/us-house-panel-releases-video-clintons-epstein-depositions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:32:21 +0000 Reuters Reuters Bill Clinton told American lawmakers on Friday that he “saw nothing that gave me pause” when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former US president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. In a prepared statement, Clinton told the House of Representatives Oversight Committee that he would not have flown on the late financier’s plane if ‌he had known about his alleged sex trafficking of underage girls, and would have reported him if he did. “We are... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344938/bill-clinton-grilled-over-epstein-ties-us-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344938/bill-clinton-grilled-over-epstein-ties-us-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:40:35 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive and demand US President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender. Clinton said after her deposition when asked if she was confident that her husband did not know of Epstein’s crimes, Clinton said “I am”. “I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,” she added. “I never went to his island, I never went to his homes, I... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344784/hillary-clinton-calls-trump-testify-she-faces-us-house-epstein-panel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344784/hillary-clinton-calls-trump-testify-she-faces-us-house-epstein-panel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:39:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers has resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday. Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice to have had extensive exchanges with the now-deceased financier. Clinton will testify before a congressional committee on Epstein on Friday while his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344654/ex-us-treasury-chief-larry-summers-quits-harvard-over-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344654/ex-us-treasury-chief-larry-summers-quits-harvard-over-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:51:04 +0000 Enid Tsui Enid Tsui Billed as a maverick hybrid of Cantonese opera and contemporary political satire, Trump on Show returned to the stage on February 22 with up-to-date references that included the US Supreme Court’s ruling against US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs just days prior. The fourth version of the show, first created by feng shui master Edward Li Kui-ming in 2019, opened on the sixth day of the Year of the Horse and sold out quickly as a holiday blockbuster. It brings on board comedy actress... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3344471/trump-abducted-aliens-and-has-chinese-twin-chaotic-cantonese-opera?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3344471/trump-abducted-aliens-and-has-chinese-twin-chaotic-cantonese-opera?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Retail tycoon Les Wexner told US lawmakers on Wednesday that he was “conned” by Jeffrey Epstein and denied any knowledge of his crimes, as Democrats pressed him over his decades-long relationship with the notorious sex offender. The 88-year-old founder of L Brands – the former parent of Victoria’s Secret – gave closed-door testimony from his home in New Albany, Ohio, after being subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Epstein and his associates. “I was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343948/ex-victorias-secret-ceo-les-wexner-says-he-was-conned-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343948/ex-victorias-secret-ceo-les-wexner-says-he-was-conned-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:37:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump of orchestrating a “cover-up” over files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to an interview with the BBC. “Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” Clinton, who is due to testify before a Congressional committee on the issue, told the British broadcaster in an interview in Berlin published on Monday. The US Department of Justice last month released the latest cache of so-called Epstein files –... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343783/hillary-clinton-accuses-trump-epstein-cover-insists-nothing-hide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343783/hillary-clinton-accuses-trump-epstein-cover-insists-nothing-hide?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:15:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from US lawmakers but her lawyer said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by US President Donald Trump. Maxwell, 64, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to discuss her relations with Epstein. Rather than answer the committee’s questions, however, the former British socialite invoked her Fifth Amendment... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342976/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-seeks-trump-clemency-testimony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342976/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-seeks-trump-clemency-testimony?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:41:19 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US has arrested a person suspected of ‍playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday. Bondi said Zubayar al-Bakoush has been ⁠extradited to the United States and will face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges. Four US personnel were killed in the September 11, 2012, incident, which was initially thought to be a spontaneous reaction to protests ‍but was later identified as a deliberate attack carried out by... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342732/us-arrests-suspect-2012-benghazi-consulate-attack-bondi-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342732/us-arrests-suspect-2012-benghazi-consulate-attack-bondi-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:51:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bill and Hillary Clinton will testify in a US House investigation surrounding deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for the ex-president said, heading off a potential vote to hold the couple in contempt. They had originally refused to appear before lawmakers examining how authorities handled earlier investigations into the disgraced financier, who had connections and correspondence with the world’s business and political elite. “The former President and former Secretary of State... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342167/clintons-testify-us-house-epstein-probe-ahead-contempt-vote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342167/clintons-testify-us-house-epstein-probe-ahead-contempt-vote?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:59:31 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons, in a letter released on social media, slammed the House Oversight probe as “legally invalid” even as Republican lawmakers prepared contempt of Congress proceedings against them. The Clintons wrote that the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339792/clintons-refuse-testify-epstein-probe-defying-republican-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339792/clintons-refuse-testify-epstein-probe-defying-republican-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:49:25 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems. Now, more than three decades later, the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip are following the token into retirement. The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard is December 31, 2025, as the transit system fully transitions to OMNY, a contactless payment system that allows riders to tap... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337953/new-yorks-subway-joins-london-singapore-and-retires-metrocard-and-embraces-tap-and-go-fares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337953/new-yorks-subway-joins-london-singapore-and-retires-metrocard-and-embraces-tap-and-go-fares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:00:09 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander It’s November! The 10th solar month in the Chinese calendar runs from November 7 to December 6, and it’s the month of the Fire Pig – ding hai. The Pig symbol relates to wealth – which is why we have piggy banks! It’s almost the end of the year, a time of reflection, short days and an excess of yin energy, so if life has felt out of sync lately, you are not alone. November is a unique month, as it is one of the “double months” of 2025, meaning that the good energy residing within our personal... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:14:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off criticism over the demolition of part of the White House to build a new ballroom, saying the sound of the construction work was “music to my ears”. Democrats including former first lady Hillary Clinton accused the Republican of failing to respect the presidential mansion after excavators tore off the facade of the building’s East Wing, in the first major change to the historic property in decades. “We’re building a world-class ballroom,” Trump... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329874/ballroom-blitz-trump-defies-critics-he-tears-down-part-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329874/ballroom-blitz-trump-defies-critics-he-tears-down-part-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 03:22:58 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A US judge denied on Monday the Justice Department’s bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s partner Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, writing that the records did not answer lingering questions from the public about their crimes or Epstein’s death. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that the government had suggested that the materials could be released publicly “casually or promiscuously”, which would risk... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321491/ghislaine-maxwells-grand-jury-testimony-wont-be-released-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321491/ghislaine-maxwells-grand-jury-testimony-wont-be-released-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:37:20 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional investigation that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials. The Republican-controlled committee also issued subpoenas for depositions with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and eight former top law enforcement officials. The committee’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320869/us-house-committee-subpoenas-bill-and-hillary-clinton-epstein-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320869/us-house-committee-subpoenas-bill-and-hillary-clinton-epstein-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:00:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The White House pulled out all the stops on Wednesday to promote claims that Barack Obama headed a “treasonous conspiracy” against Donald Trump, seeking to redirect public attention from the uproar over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein affair. Trump’s intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told a White House press briefing there had been a “years-long coup” by Obama. The extraordinary narrative essentially rehashed Trump’s long-standing argument that investigations into Russia’s multilayered... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319358/white-house-pushes-obama-coup-story-epstein-questions-mount?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319358/white-house-pushes-obama-coup-story-epstein-questions-mount?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 02:07:24 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “treason” on Tuesday, accusing him, without providing evidence, of leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign. A spokesperson for Obama denounced Trump’s claims, saying “these bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction”. While Trump has frequently attacked Obama by name, the Republican president has not, since returning to office in January, gone this far... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:08:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The FBI has launched criminal probes into former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the news report said. The CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. The FBI declined to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:19:44 +0000