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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday. Trump’s State of the Union comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down amid a standoff between the…

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Thursday that former United Kingdom Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has declined an invitation to sit for an interview as part of an ongoing probe into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Garcia said in a statement…

California Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called Thursday’s arrest of former Prince Andrew “an enormous step forward” in lawmakers’ investigation into the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is an enormous step forward in our fight to secure justice for the survivors…

Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.), one of the House Republicans who pushed for the public release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, applauded the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — on Thursday. “If you’re watching a former prince get arrested today, remember: four Republicans refused to flinch, refused to…

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) cast doubt on the credibility of billionaire Les Wexner, who testified before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  Ansari, a member of the committee, told host Kaitlan Collins on CNN’s “The Source” that she went into the deposition with an “earnest attempt to…