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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) committed on Friday to holding hearings with victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as part of his committee’s ongoing probe, a day after first lady Melania Trump called on Congress to let them testify. “I’ve always planned on having hearings with the victims,” Comer…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday pressed the White House physician for a full evaluation of President Trump’s cognitive abilities.  In a letter to Sean Barbabella, a Navy captain serving as Trump’s official doctor, Raskin argued that Trump’s words and actions in recent months — particularly those surrounding the Iran war — have raised enough…

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) joined other Democrats on Thursday in calling for President Trump’s removal following his threats against Iran. The Democratic lawmaker accused the president of “unhinged” behavior, after he posted that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Tehran met his terms by a set Tuesday deadline. “When a president threatens those kinds…

A group of Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on first lady Melania Trump to testify before Congress as part of their probe into the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  In a rare statement on Thursday, Trump called Epstein “disgraceful” and denied any ties to him and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell,…

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said President Trump “has more power” than former President Reagan. McCarthy emphasized Trump’s executive strength during a talk at Harvard University’s Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass., where he spoke about his time in the House and the future of democracy in the U.S. “Right now, Trump has