Author: Lauren Green
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Texas Democrats ‘plan to stay’ in Illinois to thwart GOP redistricting effort
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Texas Democrats who fled the state as Republicans look to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional lines pushed back on the GOP efforts during a press conference Tuesday morning. The press conference, where the Democrats were joined by Democratic National Committee Chairman and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, comes on the eve of the 60th anniversary…
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House Oversight Committee subpoenas Clintons for depositions and DOJ for Epstein files
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Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, and the Justice Department have been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to further an investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) issued subpoenas Tuesday to the former president and first lady, along with a slew of others that…
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Why the Lone Star State could have a ‘bigger than Texas-sized’ role in 2026
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Texas is asserting its role leading up to the 2026 midterm election cycle, as the Republican Senate primary heats up and the state legislature begins a rare redistricting process to draw out Democratic seats. Just months after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a primary bid against incumbent senior Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the state…
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Ron Klain, former Biden chief of staff, testifies in House Oversight autopen investigation
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Ron Klain, former Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden, testified behind closed doors Thursday as part of the latest interview for the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the former president’s inner circle and his use of the autopen. Klain, who served as chief of staff to the president until 2023, entered a House office…
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House Oversight Committee to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein fight continues
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) unanimously passed a motion by voice vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as the House remains in gridlock due to the Jeffrey Epstein files. Burchett offered a motion Tuesday morning in the House Oversight Committee to have Maxwell, Epstein’s associate, appear before the committee for a deposition, after the Department of Justice…
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The Trump White House unleashes on the media to calm Epstein drama
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President Donald Trump is directing his fury at the press as he tries to quiet the furor from his base over his administration’s failure to release the Jeffrey Epstein files despite pledges to do so. Trump filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its report that the president’s name was on a 2003…
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Longtime Biden aide Annie Tomasini uses Fifth Amendment in House Oversight Committee autopen investigation
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Former Biden aide Annie Tomasini invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Friday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s use of the autopen. Tomasini entered the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room around 9:54 a.m. with lawyer Jonathan Su, who was a deputy White House…
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House Oversight Committee posts footage of Anthony Bernal pleading the Fifth during Biden autopen deposition
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The House Oversight Committee released footage of former Biden aide Anthony Bernal repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment during his deposition Wednesday morning. Bernal, who was appearing before the House Oversight Committee as a witness in its investigation into the Biden administration’s use of the autopen, invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination multiple times, according to a 19-minute…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Eric Burlison join Thomas Massie discharge petition to force release of Epstein files
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) cosponsored a discharge petition with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to force a vote to release the complete Epstein files. Massie announced the Epstein Files Transparency Act with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Tuesday to mandate the complete release of government files related to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. “I…
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Former Biden aide Anthony Bernal invokes Fifth Amendment before House Oversight Committee in autopen investigation
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Former Biden aide Anthony Bernal invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee’s majority and minority counsel. Bernal entered the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room at 9:52 a.m. and did not answer any questions as part of the Biden autopen investigation. He then exited shortly after at 10:25 a.m. He is…

