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September 18, 2025
GOP shuts down House Democrats' effort to subpoena banks handling Jeffrey Epstein money
Updated Sept. 17, 2025, 5:16 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – House Republicans rejected an effort to subpoena four banks that reportedly flagged about $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions linked to disgraced financier and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, made a motion during the group's first oversight hearing pressing FBI Director Kash Patel since he took over the bureau in February. “These four bank ...
Go to discussionDOJ Deletes Study Alleging Rise In Far-Right Terrorism In US
Published Sep 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM EDT The Department of Justice appears to have deleted a study which documented the frequency of far-right violence in the U.S. from its website. The removal was first reported by 404 Media. There is an archived listing of the study available online, but it no longer appears to be hosted on the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs page, where it was previously. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice declined to comment on this article. Why ...
Go to discussionThe impending retirement that could rock Capitol Hill
09/17/2025 07:00 PM EDT More than three dozen lawmakers are already planning to leave Congress next year. But there’s another impending legislative branch retirement that could have major implications in Washington. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, who heads the Government Accountability Office, hits the end of his 15-year term Dec. 22 and will be forced to vacate the post that occupies an increasingly crucial — and politically charged — oversight role. The comptroller general is uniquely em ...
Go to discussion'How the hell did that happen?': Bill Barr reveals Trump's reaction to learning about Epstein's death
Wednesday 17 September 2025 16:40 EDT President Donald Trump was baffled when he learned that Jeffrey Epstein died while in federal custody in 2019, former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in his recent deposition to the House Oversight Committee. Barr, who served as Trump’s attorney general for less than two years during his first administration, said he informed the president that Epstein died by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York after being arrested on child s ...
Go to discussionHollywood comes to Kimmel's defense after ABC pulls late-night show
September 18, 2025 1:08 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hollywood blasted the White House for targeting free speech after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's talk on Wednesday under regulatory threats from Donald Trump's administration, rallying behind the late-night comic after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Walt Disney (DIS.N)-owned broadcaster said it was yanking "Jimmy Kimmel Live" indefinitely after at least one ...
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