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Comer takes heat over arrangements for Bondi interview on Epstein files

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leadership clashed over the terms of former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s closed-door appearance Friday, with Democrats bashing committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) for agreeing to a voluntary interview. Bondi was subpoenaed for a deposition in March, but Comer agreed to let Bondi sit for a transcribed interview, a different…

Bondi set for Jeffrey Epstein questioning from House Oversight lawmakers

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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigators Friday, a victory for the panel after the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued she should not have to answer questions about the Epstein files.  It’s an unusual appearance in several respects. Bondi is not being formally deposed but rather is…

Hakeem Jeffries a ‘Hard No’ on a Trump $250 bill: ‘Get over yourself’

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday slammed the reported push from Trump administration officials for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill with President Trump’s face on it. “Hard No on a Trump $250 bill,” Jeffries wrote on the social platform X. “Get over yourself,” he added. “The upcoming…

House Dems seek GAO probe on Trump’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials

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A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests. Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Timothy Kennedy (D-N.Y.) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the criteria used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether to