Democrats walked into the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday expecting her to be nonresponsive and combative. They walked out with what they believe to be a more compelling argument for winning back the majority. For four hours, the nation’s top law enforcement officer largely refused to answer questions from Democrats […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi gave no direct answer Wednesday when pressed by Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on whether the Justice Department has made any effort to question Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. “Secretary Lutnick has addressed those ties himself,” Bondi replied. Lutnick said on a podcast last year that he […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We have pending investigations in our office,” she said during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, when asked by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) if people would be indicted for ties to Epstein’s […]
Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early. An early exit from Dunn, 72, would deal Johnson another massive blow as he tries to maintain his narrow majority. Currently, Republicans can afford to lose no more than one GOP […]
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers. The request comes a day after Pirro’s office failed to obtain a criminal indictment against the lawmakers for putting out a […]
Rep. Thomas Massie was the first and so far only Republican to spar with Attorney General Pam Bondi during her hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. The Kentucky lawmaker asked Bondi about redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files that failed to comply with the law Massie helped shepherd to passage last year. He pointed […]
Democrats are challenging Attorney General Pam Bondi to address the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who are seated behind her during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Justice Department. The panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, used his opening remarks to introduce Bondi to Epstein’s victims, setting the tone for the tough […]
Some Senate Republicans emerged disappointed from a closed-door briefing Tuesday with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, saying the agency is not taking a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone seriously and calling for congressional action to curb access to the drug. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said in an interview Makary failed to give a timeline […]
The U.S. national debt is on track to reach $64 trillion within a decade as the federal government continues its trend of red-ink balances under President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress. The Congressional Budget Office released its marquee report Wednesday on the U.S. fiscal outlook, estimating that the tax and spending package Republicans […]
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis slammed the Justice Department’s push to criminally charge Democratic lawmakers who last November urged military servicemembers to disobey illegal orders in a video, calling it “political lawfare” in a post on X Wednesday. A Washington, D.C., grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict the six lawmakers, who include battleground state Sens. […]