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Final Epstein document cache released by US Justice Department, including over 3 million pages

US Justice Department releases final batch of Epstein files, revealing millions of pages, videos, and images with heavy redactions, raising new questions.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks with the media while arriving for a vote, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 29, 2026.

Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.

Israel to seek new 10-year security deal with Trump administration, FT reports

DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion


Jewish critics of Christian allies are hurting Israel - opinion

After October 7, while liberal 'friends' abandoned Israel, Evangelical Christians stood firm. Critics of these partnerships need to face reality: We can't defend Israel's interests alone.

Members of Christians United for Israel march to show solidarity with Israel, in Jerusalem, in 2008; illustrative.

US Senate confirms Trump nominee Gabbard as intelligence chief

The vote was another victory for Trump as he pushes to secure quick Senate approval for all of his nominees for administration positions.

 Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025.

Letters to the Editor, February 12, 2025: Simple answer

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the fund would be set up within the next 12 months.

 President-elect Donald Trump, Tiktok (Illustrative)

Democrats elect Minnesota's Ken Martin as their new leader

Ken Martin, elected as the new DNC chair, is tasked with rebuilding the Democratic Party after its 2024 election loss.

 Ken Martin, DNC Chair Candidate, speaks at the "Win With Workers" Rally and Press Conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

A new administration and new Congress brings new opportunities - opinion

The American people made it clear this past November that they are tired of do-nothing Washington. Now is the time to put American families first and America’s enemies last.

 THE US CAPITOL BUILDING in Washington: The first order of business should be the old business which Congress failed to finish last year; Congress and the Trump administration need to be more aggressive in addressing antisemitism, states the writer.

Progressive reps. re-up calls for war crime accountability for Israel, Hamas in wake of ceasefire

"I’m relieved to see hostages and Palestinian detainees being released as part of the deal," Rep. Ilhan Omar wrote on X.

 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks to supporters of student loan debt relief in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., F

Who wins with term limits? - opinion

From the voter’s standpoint, term limits can be more of a curse than a blessing. There is always the opportunity to vote someone out of office who is not doing a good job.

 US SENATOR Ted Cruz speaks at an event in Phoenix last month. Last week, he introduced a proposed amendment setting limitations of three two-year terms for members of the House and two six-year terms for the Senate, the writer notes.

America’s historians commit ‘historicide’ - opinion

Shame on them. And shame on the American Historical Association’s many anti-Zionist activists. They are doing a disservice to America, to history, to historians, and their organization’s mandate.

 The American Historical Association (AHA) logo

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.