Lutnick testifies in House committee’s Epstein probe

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing questions Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats harshly criticized Lutnick during a break in the session, accusing him of misleading the public in his statements about his relationship with Epstein and calling on him to resign. “If you saw

FBI searches office of Virginia lawmaker who helped lead redistricting effort

The FBI on Wednesday searched the office of longtime Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, Virginia, a bureau spokesperson told CBS News. Lucas was a key figure in pushing a new congressional map through Virginia’s legislature that adds four Democratic-leaning seats. The map was approved in a ballot referendum in April but is