Amid Republican Crackdown on D.C., City Leaders to Testify

Washington’s mayor and other local officials will be grilled by members of a House committee seeking to expand federal control over the city.

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House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.

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Republicans Shrug at Epstein Birthday Sketch Apparently Signed by Trump

The Republican response to the release of a suggestive note to Jeffrey Epstein apparently signed by President Trump followed a familiar pattern of deflection.

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Latest Revelations Complicate Trump’s Sweeping Denials About Epstein

President Trump often succeeds in pivoting the national conversation, but he is finding that more difficult when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein.

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House Oversight Panel Releases 33,000 Pages of Epstein Files as Pressure Mounts

The move came as Republican leaders pressed colleagues not to force a vote on disclosing all the material. Most of what was released Tuesday was not new.

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Justice Dept. Will Begin Sharing Epstein Files on Friday, Top Republican Says

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said the department would miss a Tuesday deadline his panel set in a subpoena but would begin sharing some records on Friday.

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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files

The committee’s Republican chairman requested that the documents from the Justice Department and former government officials be delivered by Aug. 19.

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Biden’s Former Doctor, Kevin O’Connor, Refuses Questions in GOP Health Inquiry

Kevin O’Connor cited both physician-patient privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee.

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Republicans to Press Hochul, Walz and Pritzker on Immigration in Hearing

Amid unrest in California, Republicans plan to press the governors of other blue states on their immigration policies, including on limiting cooperation with federal enforcement efforts.

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House Republicans Demand Documents About ActBlue Departures

Republicans began investigating ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s main fund-raising platform, last year in part of a broader bid to target key Democratic organizations.

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