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Lawmakers who reviewed unredacted Epstein files blast DOJ over blacked-out names​

Some lawmakers are blasting the Justice Department over what they call "completely unnecessary redactions," including men's names, in the files the government released on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

After reviewing unredacted versions of the Epstein files on Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said that "it's not explained yet why there might be certain redactions that have been made."

"So, I went over there, and I was able to determine, at least, I believe, that there were tons of completely unnecessary redactions in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims, and so that's troubling to us," Raskin said Monday.

"I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons," he said.

Since Monday, lawmakers have been able to review unredacted versions of the more than 3 million pages the DOJ recently released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Raskin complained there are just four computers in a DOJ satellite office where lawmakers can review the documents.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act and also reviewed unredacted files, said on Monday they're concerned some men's names were wrongly blacked out.

It is not known what activity the men could be connected to in the unredacted documents that the lawmakers reviewed. ...

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Lawmakers who reviewed unredacted Epstein files blast DOJ over blacked-out names

Republican and Democratic lawmakers who reviewed unredacted Epstein files at the Justice Department said portions had been wrongly blacked out.
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Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders, multiple sources say

A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
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FBI search of Georgia election offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows

The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia.
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GOP mutiny forces House Speaker Mike Johnson to delay vote on key piece of Trump’s agenda

A procedural vote meant to protect President Trump’s tariffs sparked a GOP revolt, forcing Speaker Mike Johnson to delay House action as Republicans warn leadership against overreach.
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White House quizzed on Epstein fallout, from potential Maxwell pardon to backing Secretary Lutnick

White House press secretary Leavitt won’t confirm reported 2006 Trump call on Epstein, doesn't rule out a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon and backs Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite ties to the disgraced financier.
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DOJ fails to secure indictments for Democratic members of Congress in military video case

The DOJ failed to secure indictments for Democratic members of Congress who participated in a video telling the military they could disobey illegal orders.
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Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video

President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
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Dems use GOP voting bill hearing to go after Trump, slam Fulton County raid

Democrats accuse the GOP of trying to "change the rules" before the midterm.
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House Republicans break with Trump, blocking a bid to protect his tariff authority

GOP leaders launched an unsuccessful bid to reinstate a ban on resolutions that challenged the president's sweeping tariffs.
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ICE chief defends his officers' actions before Congress after the deaths of 2 protesters

The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending his officers, saying they won't be intimidated while carrying out President Donald Trump's deportation agenda.
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Progressives notch another win over Democratic moderates as Sanders-AOC ally nears Congress

Left-wing candidates surge as progressive organizer Analilia Mejia scores major upset victory in competitive New Jersey Democratic congressional primary.
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Pam Bondi trying to revive cases against James Comey and Tish James despite indictments being tossed

Attorney General Pam Bondi, seeking to revive the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, is arguing that she can appoint successive acting U.S. attorneys.
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Trump instructs spy agencies to provide intelligence to his 'Stop the Steal' lawyer

Trump has appointed Kurt Olsen, who backed unsuccessful efforts to overturn the 2020 election, to investigate that year’s election.
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Hardline conservatives double down to save the SAVE Act

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Senate Republicans face long odds in advancing voter ID legislation, but they’re not backing down.

Huddled behind closed doors on Tuesday, GOP lawmakers attempted to chart a path forward on the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a revamped version of election integrity legislation that has long gathered dust in Congress.

A trio of hardliner conservatives — Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida — have championed the legislation and demanded that it be considered in the upper chamber...
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Trump to host ‘Clean Beautiful Coal’ event, calls it America’s most reliable energy

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President Donald Trump is hosting an event at the White House Wednesday to tout how "Clean Beautiful Coal," he says, is America’s most reliable and affordable energy source.

The president will be joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for Wednesday’s event, which is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in the White House’s East Room.

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Nadler mocked after appearing to doze off during Bondi hearing opening statements

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Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., was seen with his eyes closed during portions of a key House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Pam Bondi, leading observers to pan him for sleeping as the attorney general was testifying.

Nadler, a 78-year-old 17-term congressman, was seen with his eyes shut as Bondi gave her opening statement as part of her first appearance before the panel since taking the helm of the DOJ.

The committee's Republican-led X account shared a video of Nadler with sleeping emojis and observed that Nadler also appeared to doze off as Rep...
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Western Hemisphere defense chiefs convene after border drone scare prompts airspace closure

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Top U.S. military leaders are hosting more than 30 nations in Washington as the Trump administration moves to deepen security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere, prioritizing border control, drug trafficking and regional threats from global adversaries.

"To put America First, we must put the Americas First," War Secretary Pete Hegseth said, according to remarks shared by Joseph Humire, U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and the Americas.

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Former lingerie mogul faces lawmaker questioning after FBI internal memo calls him Epstein co-conspirator

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Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee will question billionaire businessman Les Wexner Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a source familiar with the committee’s work confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Wexner will answer questions from Ohio, where he owns a residence.

Lawmakers from across both parties have demanded increased scrutiny on Wexner, the former CEO of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret, for his association with Epstein unearthed among the three million files recently released by the Department of...
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Israel joins Board of Peace ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting

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Israel formally joined the Board of Peace on Wednesday ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Netanyahu signed the document in the presence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly before his scheduled talk with Trump, marking a diplomatic step as the two leaders prepare to discuss regional security and ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Bondi confirms DOJ has received criminal referral alleging Brennan perjury over Steele dossier

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Attorney General Pam Bondi said she received a criminal referral from the House Judiciary Committee alleging former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress, confirming the receipt during a hearing before the panel on Wednesday.

Bondi's was responding to committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who directly asked the attorney general if Brennan would be indicted. The DOJ has for months been investigating Brennan and several others over the origins of the 2016 Trump-Russia probe.

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Bondi hearing devolves into chaos of shouts as AG accuses top Democrats of 'theatrics'

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Attorney General Pam Bondi's hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday devolved into a chaos of shouts and interruptions as she clashed with several Democratic committee members.

Several Epstein victims were present in the room during Bondi's testimony, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., asked Bondi her to turn around and apologize to them directly for allegedly failing to protect them amid investigations. Bondi rejected the premise and accused Jayapal of resorting to "theatrics."

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US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says

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A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the U.S. military earlier this week shot down what was later determined to be a party balloon near El Paso, Texas, after initially assessing it as a possible foreign drone.

The misidentification eventually led to a total shutdown of airspace around the El Paso airport.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government has no information indicating drone activity along the U.S.-Mexico border following a temporary airspace restriction in Texas that U.S. officials linked to counter-drone measures...
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Schumer, Dems choose partial shutdown as negotiations hit impasse

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Senate Democrats aren’t budging on their Homeland Security demands, and appear ready to again thrust the government into a partial shutdown as Republicans scramble to keep the lights on.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that he and Senate Democrats were prepared to reject a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just days ahead of the funding deadline.

"We’re 3 days away from a DHS shutdown, and Republicans have not gotten serious about negotiating a...
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Lawyer for lawmaker in video to troops threatens suit after failed charges

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Washington — An attorney for one of the lawmakers who appeared in a video telling members of the military to reject "illegal orders" demanded that the top federal prosecutor in Washington preserve records for a potential lawsuit if her office takes any further action related to the video.

Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro that he was putting her and her office "on notice of the legal ramification" if they continue to pursue charges. A grand jury declined to sign off...
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McConnell released from hospital after weeklong stay for "flu-like symptoms"

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Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital Tuesday, more than a week after he checked himself in for "flu-like symptoms," a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican said Wednesday.

"He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors," McConnell's spokesman said.

In a Feb. 3 statement, the spokesman said McConnell went to the hospital out of an "abundance of caution" and the senator's "prognosis is positive."

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Idaho families sue over federal immigration enforcement at horse racing track

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A lawsuit has been lodged on behalf of Latino U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who were detained during an October law enforcement action in Idaho that involved federal, state and local authorities.

The class action complaint alleges that "approximately 400 spectators gathered at La Catedral racetrack to enjoy festivities that included horse-racing, food vendors, and games for children," but that the events were interrupted when "a swarm of 200 law enforcement officers from numerous federal, state, and local agencies descended with...
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‘People are sick of the same old thing’: Maxine Waters faces primary from Democrat 34 years her junior

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Myla Rahman is aiming to use Rep. Maxine Waters' 35 years in Congress as political ammunition as she challenges the longtime Democratic congresswoman.

The nonprofit executive, Los Angeles native, and cancer survivor, who is 34 years younger than the 87-year-old lawmaker, is highlighting generational change as she launches a primary challenge against Waters.

"People are sick and tired of the same old thing," Rahman told the California Post in an interview this week.

Waters, who has been in Congress since 1991, hasn't faced a serious primary...
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Meta, Google face massive liability as ‘addicted kids’ trial continues in LA

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Meta and Google returned to Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday for the second day of a landmark trial over claims their platforms were designed to addict young users — a closely watched case that could carry major consequences for hundreds of similar lawsuits nationwide.

The outcome could put the social media giants on the hook for significant damages in this case and others, should a Los Angeles jury side with the plaintiffs. The lawsuit is widely viewed as a bellwether for roughly 1,600 related cases across the country, underscoring the...
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Reporter's Notebook: Clintons call for open Epstein files hearing after months of defying subpoenas

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Since there was such a tempest over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, perhaps there’s a solution at hand. This compromise would satisfy both red and blue America. And the exhibition would transfix the country: Have former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump testify at halftime about the Epstein files.

Republicans believe former President Clinton has something to hide about Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats think the same about President Trump. The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the former president and Hillary Clinton to testify...
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ICE director refuses to resign under pressure from Eric Swalwell not to 'side with killers'

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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons refused to resign under pressure from Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who offered him the ultimatum to do so, or "side with the killers."

The heated exchange during Tuesday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing isn’t the first time Swalwell has confronted ICE over its mass deportation operations. He previously co-authored the "ICE OUT Act" with fellow committee member Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., which would strip qualified immunity from federal immigration agents.

Near the close of his questioning, Swalwell told...
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Airspace closure followed FAA, Pentagon spat over drone-related tests, sources say

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The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials over drone-related tests, multiple sources close to the matter told CBS News.

The Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on the use of military technology near Fort Bliss, a military base that abuts the El Paso International Airport, to practice taking down drones.

Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser.

Meetings were scheduled over safety impacts...
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Data center building boom stirs pushback in state and local politics

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Greg Pirio bought his home in the northern Virginia suburbs more than a dozen years ago, never imagining a massive data center would be his neighbor.

It's one of around 200 such facilities in Loudoun County, considered the data center capital of the world.

President Trump has signed executive action to fast-track federal data center permitting and try to limit regulations in an effort to bolster infrastructure in the AI race.

"There's only going to be one winner here, and that's probably going to be the U.S. or China," Mr. Trump said as he signed...
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Tillis rips 'political lawfare' and praises grand jury after Dems avoid charges in ‘illegal orders’ case

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A Senate Republican known for breaking with the Trump administration praised a grand jury’s decision not to indict several congressional Democrats who urged service members to refuse what they described as "illegal orders."

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., applauded a Washington, D.C., grand jury’s decision to reject an indictment against six congressional Democrats who last year called on service members to refuse what they characterized as illegal orders under the Trump administration.

"Political lawfare waged by either side undermines America's...
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Pelosi endorses JFK's grandson in Democratic House primary

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., endorsed Jack Schlossberg — the grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy — who is running for Congress in New York's 12th Congressional District.

"This moment calls for leaders who understand the stakes and how to deliver for the people they serve. Jack Schlossberg is that kind of leader— a candidate for Congress we are all excited about, and someone I am proud to endorse," Pelosi said in part of a lengthy statement that Schlossberg posted on X.

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Mexican cartel drones breach US airspace, are disabled by War Department, Duffy says

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Drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace and were soon disabled by the U.S. military, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.

The breach took place near El Paso International Airport in Texas, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airport late Tuesday. Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy confirmed the breach and lifted the airspace restriction on Wednesday.

"The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion," Duffy announced in a statement on X, referring to the Department of...
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'It was terrifying': Tumbler Ridge's tight-knit community in shock after shooting

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Members of the remote community have spoken of their fear and uncertainty after nine people were killed.
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Powerful cyclone kills at least 20 as it tears through Madagascar port

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Madagascar's disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.
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Russian strike kills 3 Ukrainian toddlers and father, with pregnant mother injured

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The bodies of two brothers, aged two, their one-year-old sister and father were pulled from the wreckage of a house in north-eastern Ukraine.
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