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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested an interview with a prison guard who was on duty the day Jeffrey Epstein died as part of its broader investigation into the convicted sex offender’s death. “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes…

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday said Americans “can live with” higher gas prices, a surge that’s a result of the nearly two-week-long joint U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Jordan told CNN’s Kasie Hunt that Americans have the “common sense” to “understand that to stop this regime that for 47 years has killed Americans, killed…

DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans are promising a supplemental funding package aimed at replenishing U.S. weapon stockpiles and bolstering defenses abroad, as the Trump administration’s military operation against Iran ramps up. The operation has already stretched into a second week, with the price tag quickly climbing. Pentagon officials told lawmakers during a briefing on Tuesday…

In the week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the central bank head called 13 lawmakers. The calls, listed on Powell’s public calendar for January, were all 10 to 15 minutes in length. The Fed chair spoke with lawmakers from both chambers of Congress and…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is warning the Trump administration against drawing down hundreds of U.S. troops serving as peacekeeping forces in Kosovo as tensions rise in the region, according to a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill. The letter, sent Thursday, represents a rare moment of unity among Democrats and Republicans serving on key…