A federal judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case ruled Wednesday that two members of Congress do not have the legal standing to intervene in the matter to force faster disclosure of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite a new law requiring their release. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said Reps. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, could not seek a court-appointed monitor within Maxwell's case to oversee the Justice Department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. However, Engelmayer said the lawmakers remain free to pursue oversight through other means, including filing a separate civil lawsuit or using congressional powers...

President Trump questioned the legitimacy of Denmark's claims to Greenland over the weekend while amping up rhetoric for his plans for the U.S. to acquire the Danish-held region. In Davos Tuesday, Trump called for immediate negotiations for the sale of Greenland, saying the purchase was vital for national security. The president said the U.S. wouldn't take the island by force...

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland has sparked a backlash from Republicans in Congress, as lawmakers voice growing concern about US military interventions overseas. But it remains unclear if enough Republicans are willing to join Democrats to block a takeover of the island territory - and whether Trump would bow to pressure from Congress, or act alone as he's done several times in a second term marked by growing American entanglements abroad...

Bundle up — or else! A life-threatening Arctic blast is set to strike the eastern US in the coming days, plunging temperatures below zero and into the single digits as experts warn people to stay inside or risk hypothermia. The bone-chilling cold front is expected to peak later this week, with Chicago, parts of Michigan and upstate New York among the hardest hit, forecasters said...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday quipped that Canada should be "grateful" for the "freebies" it gets from the United States after Prime Minister Mark Carney bemoaned the influence of "hegemons" in his own speech at the World Economic Forum. Trump contended that Canada would benefit from a U.S. acquisition of Greenland through his planned "Golden Dome" air defense platform, which he hopes to deploy on the island...

Christian leaders are calling for justice and condemning the recent disruption of a church worship service in Saint Paul, MN, where anti-ICE protestors stormed the sanctuary. As CBN News reported, 30 protestors with the Racial Justice Network stormed into Cities Church, yelling, "Hands up, don't shoot" and "ICE out." The group went to the church, which is affiliated with the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, to confront one of the pastors who allegedly works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota...

Even as Americans grapple with rising health insurance premiums, growing out-of-pocket costs, and an increase in claims denials, many of the nation's largest insurers and their executives are spending time and resources promoting gender ideology and corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Family health insurance premiums have climbed roughly 26% over the past five years, driven in part by rising prescription drug prices, increased utilization, higher hospital costs and the growing burden of chronic disease. At the same time, prescription drug denial rates rose among major insurers, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, and Anthem, according to The New York Times...

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Exodus will release their twelfth studio album, “Goliath,“ on March 20th. “We put everything we had into this record and it’s one of our proudest accomplishments. Wildly collaborative, the most band centric album to date,” states Exodus. The album marks the return of vocalist Rob Dukes who was in Exodus from ’05–’14. “We decided to go hard with the leadoff single ‘3111,” added the band. The track, which references the narco killings in Juarez, was deemed too brutal for YouTube. It will be released in its entirety at a time and on a platform to be determined. 3111 “Goliath” Tracks: 01. 311102. Hostis Humani Generis03. The Changing Me (featuring Peter Tägtgren)04. Promise You This05. Goliath (featuring Katie Jacoby)06. Beyond The Event Horizon07. 2 Minutes Hate08. Violence Works09. Summon Of The God Unknown10. The Dirtiest Of The Dozen Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician, record producer and songwriter. Katie Jacoby is a violinist and singer/songwriter. Goliath The Trash Metal band features guitarist/main songwriter Gary Holt who was in and out of the line-up in the ’90s but has been a consistent member since ’01. He is the only member to appear on all of Exodus’ recordings. Exodus currently has no original members other than drummer Tom Hunting, who had departed twice, in ’89 and ’04, but rejoined in ’07. ### The post Exodus Release Lead Single From Upcoming Album appeared first on RockinTown.