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#1 AG Pam Bondi Announces ‘all’ Epstein Files Have Been Released, Listing Over 300 High-Profile Names - Ashley J. DiMella for Fox News, Anaya Zehra, MrTomDurante, JOE, Tucker'sClickbaitPlanner (satire)/Rocko, NYNanc, and The Beacon on X
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter on Saturday that "all" Epstein files have been released consistent with Section 3 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was obtained by Fox News Digital. "In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and as described in various Department submissions to the courts of the Southern District of New York assigned to the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders, the Department released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department’ that ‘relate to’ any of nine different categories," the letter read...
#2 Massie Says He’s Lost Confidence in Pam Bondi After Congressional Hearing - Jacob Wendler for POLITICO, Stardust 777, Donald Rilea, Henry Hodge Jr., Dee, GRANDPA CUSSES A LOT, and Vasilisa Hamilton on X
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Sunday he does not have confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi after a combative congressional hearing during which she sparred with lawmakers over her handling of the Epstein files. Massie, who led the charge to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act along with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), said Bondi failed to provide any of the answers he sought from her during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday...
Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday, days before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington. Iran and the U.S. renewed negotiations earlier this month to tackle their decades-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme and avert a new military confrontation. The U.S. has dispatched a second aircraft carrier to the region and is preparing for the possibility of a sustained military campaign if the talks do not succeed, U.S. officials have told Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking at a news conference in Bratislava, said President Donald Trump had made it clear that he would prefer diplomacy and a negotiated settlement, while making clear that may not happen... Ultraprocessed foods comprise half of the average American's diet, and according to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are leading to Americans being obese and malnourished at the same time. Kennedy said that Americans don't know about the health consequences of what they eat, thanks to a 67-year-old government exemption allowing ingredients that are generally recognized as safe, or GRAS. Kennedy says the Food and Drug Administration of today doesn't know how many ingredients there are in American products, but he says estimates show there could be somewhere between 4,000 and 10,000 ingredients. "There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultraprocessed," Kennedy said... The Department of Homeland Security’s funding has lapsed, and lawmakers are deadlocked over a proposal to restore it, with Democrats seeking restrictions on the federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Even though the department is shut down, a vast majority of its operations are still being carried out, with most of its personnel remaining on the job without pay, just as they did during last fall’s shutdown. But the longer the standoff lasts, the more travelers and others could feel its effects. Here’s what we know about the shutdown... On Sunday’s edition of CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sharply criticized what he called the “MAGA right,” accusing them of attempting to make it harder for poor Americans and people of color to vote, Breitbart reports. Schumer argued that recent conservative-backed election proposals, including the SAVE Act, amount to voter suppression efforts reminiscent of the Jim Crow era. “They show no evidence of voter of voter fraud. They show there’s so little in the country,” Schumer said... Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered what supporters are calling a defining foreign policy speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, outlining President Donald Trump's vision for a revitalized transatlantic alliance rooted in sovereignty, shared heritage, and renewed Western strength. In an 18-minute address that earned a standing ovation from attendees, Rubio framed the United States and Europe as heirs to a common civilizational legacy and urged European leaders to embrace a more self-reliant and confident future. Rubio's remarks were embraced by Europeans across the continent... These are draining times for your bank account at the gas pump. California gas prices have jumped up 40 cents in two weeks, as refinery closures tighten fuel supplies across the state. The statewide average now stands at $4.582 per gallon, up from $4.463 a week ago and $4.182 just 14 days ago, according to the American Automobile Association. Energy experts say the spike is tied directly to shrinking refinery capacity. Specifically, Valero’s Benicia refinery — a key Northern California supplier — is in the process of sunsetting operations. The move follows other major pullbacks, including the closure of Phillips 66’s Los Angeles refinery, steadily reducing California’s ability to produce its own gasoline, and driving up costs at the pump... Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at the Munich Security Conference migration "went too far" in the past and it "needs to be fixed in a humane way." The number of monthly border crossings has plummeted under President Trump's second term compared to the data under the Biden administration. "There is a legitimate reason to have a debate about things like migration," Clinton said on Saturday. "It went too far, it's been disruptive and destabilizing, and it needs to be fixed in a humane way with secure borders that don't torture and kill people and how we're going to have a strong family structure because it is at the base of civilization," she added. Clinton also said that "more people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."...
#3 Iran Says Potential Energy, Mining, and Aircraft Deals Are on the Table in Talks With the U.S. - Reuters/CNBC, Headlines Hub, JJ, Justin James McShane, DW News/AL, and Yegs on X
#4 RFK Jr. Says Ultraprocessed Food Manufacturers Hijacked Gras “Loophole” to Use Questionable Ingredients - CBS News, HHS Rapid Response, 60 Minutes, and Raw Egg Nationalist/MJTruthUltra on X
#5 What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown - The New York Times, NextGen, Breaking Ranking, Kari Lake, Senator Ron Johnson, and WPRI12 on X
#6 Obama Derides Social Media ‘Clown Show’ in First Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video Post - Alexandra Marquez for NBC News, Good Morning America, NA404ERROR, TrueTVplus, Brown Mwikwabe, Marty McFly, and The Independent on X
Former President Barack Obama called the kind of rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump and his administration “a clown show” in a podcast interview that aired Saturday. Obama was asked by YouTube podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen about the “de-evolution of the discourse” coming from Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and others in their administration, including a racist video Trump posted online that depicted the former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes. Obama did not directly address the video, but discussed Trump’s actions, rhetori,c and his administration’s mass deportation agenda...
#7 Schumer Vows Showdown Over Save Act, Brands It ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ - News Desk Joe Pags, Mike Netter, Bill Mitchell, CJ4America2, Chuck Schumer/HuffPost/Kyle Becker, and ickstophers on X
#8 Rubio's Munich Speech Draws Global Praise, Signals New Chapter for Alliance - Newsmax Wires, Jim DaBink, Fox News/Edgar Boshart, Mike "The KingDude" Church, Talk Radio & TV Host, Grok, and Marc Dubowitz on X
#9 California Gas Prices Have Risen 40 Cents in the Last 14 Days - Zain Khan for New York Post, Owen Gregorian, David Tangipa, Secretary Chris Wright/CatherineB/Terry Lunsford, Lady, and A horse named Dan on X
#10 Hillary Clinton: Migration ‘Went Too Far,’ Need ‘Secure Borders That Don’t Torture and Kill People' - Nicholas Ballsey for Just the News/MSN, Eric Daugherty, MAZE, Tudor Dixon, Nick Sortor, and New York Post on X
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