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House panel moves to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell

A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee voted Tuesday to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex offender and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, as the Republicans on Capitol Hill push for the publication of more information related to Epstein’s case. During an unrelated subcommittee hearing, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) moved to direct the panel to authorize…

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Schumer, Jeffries meet to discuss government funding strategy

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) are scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss and coordinate Democratic strategy ahead of September’s partisan battle to fund the government and avoid shutting down federal agencies, according to a senior Democratic aide. Government funding will expire on Sept. 30 and Senate Democrats…

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FCC chair mocks Dems ‘wailing’ over ‘The Late Show’ cancellation

Brendan Carr, President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, mocked critics of Paramount and CBS over the network’s decision to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing,” Carr, who posts frequently on social media, wrote Tuesday on the social platform X.…

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NPR top editor stepping down

NPR’s top editor will leave the outlet in the coming weeks, a departure that comes at a tumultuous time for the public broadcaster. Edith Chapin, who since 2023 has served as the public media company’s top newsroom executive, told colleagues she will step down, saying she is ready to “take a break,” NPR reported. News…

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State Department: Beijing blocked US employee from leaving China

Beijing blocked a U.S. federal employee from leaving China after the individual traveled to the country in a personal capacity, the State Department confirmed Tuesday. The employee, who works for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), was “made subject to an exit ban in China,” a State Department spokesperson said. “We are tracking this…

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Bernice King on Trump releasing MLK files: Now do Epstein

Bernice King, the youngest daughter of the late Martin Luther King Jr., weighed in on President Trump’s decision to release hundreds of thousands of documents related to her father’s assassination, while urging them to unveil the files tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. King’s message came on Monday, shortly after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…

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