The House Oversight Committee released a video of the panel‘s lawyers addressing an empty chair after Hillary Clinton failed to appear for her scheduled deposition date in Congress‘ Epstein probe. (Credit: House Oversight Committee Republicans)
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify on Jeffrey Epstein
(January 13, 2026)
Bill Clinton skipped testifying before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday and faces the possibility of being held in contempt of Congress. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify on Wednesday. If she does not appear, she could be held in contempt, as well.
Iran’s Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi warns of ‘organised killing’
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has accused Iranian authorities of attempting to conceal a deadly crackdown on protesters by cutting internet access and suppressing information.
In a post on Instagram, Ebadi said the shutdown of communications and alleged intimidation of witnesses pointed to an effort by Iran’s government to “kill in silence and then erase it”.
Ebadi called out a pattern of “organised killing” carried out under the cover of internet blackouts. She also demanded the internet’s immediate restoration, and an independent international investigation into the bloodshed.
Trump administration covering up Minneapolis shooting, Sen. Tina Smith says
When host Martha Raddatz told the senator that was a serious allegation, Smith confirmed she meant what she said.
“What I mean by that,” Smith told Raddatz, “is that you can see everything that they are doing is trying to shape the narrative, to say what happened, without any investigation. And, you know, hours after Renee Good was shot and killed by federal agents, Kristi Noem was already telling us exactly what had happened. They were calling her a domestic terrorist before they even knew what her name was.
The Killing of Renee Good: Minnesota Officials Fear Cover-Up After FBI Halts Cooperation with State Investigators
(January 9, 2025)
Local officials in Minnesota have denounced the FBI for preventing state authorities from being part of the investigation into Renee Good’s death. On Thursday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the FBI had blocked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from accessing case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote online, “Let’s call a spade a spade: Kristi Noem watched the videos and doesn’t want an impartial investigation because she knows her narrative about domestic terrorism is bullshit.”
New video reveals ICE agent‘s POV on MN shooting
(January 9, 2026)
Video captured by ICE agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting Wednesday of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Warning: The video is disturbing.
Cell phone footage raises new questions about ICE agent’s tactics before fatal shooting
(12 hours ago)
As he approached Renee Good’s vehicle on a Minneapolis street on Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross held up his phone camera and recorded video.
Less than a minute later, he was still recording when he drew his weapon and fatally shot Good as she accelerated.
That extraordinary footage, along with video shot by bystanders and a 3D model created by CNN of the confrontation, shows Good and her wife challenging ICE officers – but also raises new questions about Ross’s tactics and decision to use deadly force.
Witness to ICE agents: ‘You shot her in the f**king face’
(January 8, 2026)
Emily Heller, who lives on the street where an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in her car, shares video of the aftermath with CNN‘s Erin Burnett as DHS claims self-defense.
Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: State denied access to evidence
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said state officials didn‘t have jurisdiction in the case.
Some lawmakers called for the arrest of the officer in the shooting, and the Minneapolis City Council has demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave the city immediately. The Trump administration has asserted that the agent fired in self-defense, but local leaders disagreed.
Live updates: State investigators say they can’t access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case
Minnesota’s investigations agency said Thursday that the U.S. attorney’s office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.
“The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement
Tim Walz pushes back on Minnesota fraud allegations following viral daycare video
„The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and ask the state legislature for more authority to take aggressive action,“ the spokesperson said. „He has strengthened oversight — including launching investigations into these specific facilities, one of which was already closed.“
The spokesperson added that Walz has „hired an outside firm to audit payments to high-risk programs, shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program entirely, announced a new statewide program integrity director, and supported criminal prosecutions.“
How a viral video prompted investigations into alleged fraud at day care centers in Minnesota
(December 30, 2025)
In addition to the DHS investigations, state officials also visited some of the sites on Monday. (…)
CBS News visited and called several of the day care centers on Monday but received no responses.
Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable
(December 26, 2025)
We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped.
At my direction, @USTreasury is investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement of the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz, hardworking Minnesotans’ tax dollars may have been diverted to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab.
(December 1, 2025)
Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, we are acting fast to ensure Americans’ taxes are not funding acts of global terror.
We will share our findings as our investigation continues.
It’s a classic trick of liars and crooks — and it’s shaping Israel’s response to war and disaster
A real inquiry would likely deliver harsh conclusions about Netanyahu’s misguided strategy of coddling Hamas; his failure to heed intelligence before Oct. 7; the staggering human cost of the war that followed; the failure to dismantle Hamas despite two years of brutal fighting; Israel’s growing international isolation; and Netanyahu’s repeated rejection of diplomatic exit ramps.
It is obvious that a commission dealing with such explosive matters must not be controlled by the very people it will judge. Yet that is exactly the system Netanyahu has engineered, while arguing that a state inquiry would be stacked against him. Most Israelis see the attempted whitewash clearly, and some three quarters of the public have consistently said they want a state commission.
Years before Epstein came under investigation in Palm Beach, local police got tip about Maxwell
„They are paid $200.00 per day for htis [sic] service. It is unclear what is occurring in the residence,“ reads the opening entry in the Town of Palm Beach Police Department report, dated Dec. 6, 2001.
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Ultimately, the four-page report indicates that the investigation was closed after a determination that no crimes had occurred.
„Although it appears as though usual [sic] activity is occurring at this residence, at this time, no illegal activity has been reported or detected,“ reads the report‘s final entry on April 25, 2002.
The $170 Million Question: Part III
(December 13, 2025)
Yesterday, at the White House, Leon Black’s 40-year-old son Ben was sworn in by J. D. Vance as C.E.O. of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. For Black, the billionaire co-founder of private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, the swearing-in was a proud moment. But given that he is currently under investigation by Senator Ron Wyden for the millions that he paid the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—allegedly for tax- and estate-planning services—and that Congress recently compelled the Department of Justice to release its remaining Epstein files, his son’s appointment to such a powerful post comes at a particularly fraught time.
How the Bondi terror attack unfolded | 7.30
Dec 15, 2025 #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia
Australia is in shock following the terror attack at Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead. In an extended program of 7.30, we look at how the attack unfolded, hear from community leaders and people who were there. Plus, Sarah Ferguson interviews the Prime Minister and NSW Premier.
Admiral ousted by Hegseth talks privately to lawmakers
(December 9, 2025)
Adm. Alvin Holsey, who was pushed out of his post as the top U.S. military commander overseeing operations in Latin America, spoke privately with several lawmakers on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the meeting — an indication that Congress is quietly pursuing a bipartisan inquiry into the Sept. 2 boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.
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Also on Tuesday, House and Senate leaders known as the „Gang of Eight“ are hearing separately from President Donald Trump‘s national security team: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes
Trump, a Republican, has largely stood by his defense secretary, among the most important Cabinet-level positions. But the decisions by Wicker, alongside House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers of Alabama and the top Democrats on the committees, to open investigations provide a rare moment of Congress asserting itself and its authority to conduct oversight of the Trump administration.
Donald Trump Faces Growing Republican Backlash Over Foreign Policy Moves
Some conservative and libertarian-minded Republicans have broken with Trump over his approach to Venezuela. Many Republicans have embraced an “America First” view of foreign policy and oppose regime change in other countries if they do not believe it benefits Americans.
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Trump’s proposal for a peace deal on the Russia-Ukraine war has also drawn scrutiny. Critics have raised concerns that the deal may be too favorable to Russia, pointing to proposals that Ukraine would give up the eastern Donbas region and shrink its army to end a war started by Russia more than three years ago.
Boat Strike Revelations Draw Bipartisan Outrage, Spurring Push for Hearings as Soon as ‘Next Week’
Lawmakers from both parties were raising the term “war crime” on Monday, as pressure mounts on the Trump Administration to release military video evidence and explain the legal basis for its escalating campaign in the Caribbean.
In the Senate, the calls for oversight were coalescing around Senator Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and has already directed an inquiry to the Pentagon and pledged “vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.” Several Senate Democrats told TIME on Monday that they have confidence in Wicker leading the investigation into the strike, but urged him to move quickly.
US official says shooting suspect was vetted by intel agencies and “clean on all checks”
At the time, the CIA would have done its own vetting of him through a variety of databases, including the National Counterterrorism Center database, to see if he had any known ties to terrorist groups. The CIA did its own vetting before he started working with them and kept the identities of those they worked with secret, the official said.
NCTC would have vetted him again during Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 for any ties to terrorism before he was allowed into the US. He was clean then as well and did not show any ties to terror organizations, per the senior US official.
In clash with Zamir, Katz orders re-evaluation of external probe of IDF’s Oct.7 investigations
Additionally, Katz says that his position, whereby officers who served in the Southern Command on October 7 will not be promoted, “remains unchanged.” This comes after Zamir ruled that there was no issue with the promotion of three senior officers, whose promotions were previously held up or canceled by Katz.
Israel’s army chief dismisses officers for ‘failure to prevent’ 7 October attack
(November 23, 2025)
Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir on Sunday dismissed senior officers in the military over „failure to prevent“ the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas, local media reported.
Zamir ended the service of several retired generals, including the former Military Intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, former Southern Command chief Yaron Finkelman, and former Operations Directorate chief Oded Basyuk, according to the public broadcaster KAN.
The report said that Zamir also dismissed Gaza Division reserve commander Avi Rosenfeld, while the division’s intelligence officer was expelled from the army altogether.
Protesters in Tel Aviv, including opposition leaders, demand Oct. 7 state inquiry
(November 22, 2025)
The protest was organized for the second straight week by the October Council, which is made up of families who lost loved ones in the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack and are demanding a state probe.
In attendance was former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who is considered the most credible challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Also at the protest were Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, and MKs Benny Gantz, Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan, all of whom lead centrist or left-wing parties opposed to Netanyahu.
To uncover the truth: Bereaved families establish the ‚October Council‘
(November 5, 2025)
„This issue is not political.“ I am a Zionist. We are a people who study and grapple with the truth. To this day, Jews sit in pairs every day and seek answers. Even to the most difficult questions. There is no disagreement here; we all want to learn from our experience of October 7th. I join the 85% of Israeli citizens who are calling for the establishment of an immediate and proper state commission of inquiry to investigate everything and everyone.
High Court orders government to explain why it’s not launching Oct. 7 state inquiry
The court demanded to know why the government is not exercising its authority to establish such a commission, which could “examine in an independent, professional, and impartial manner” the events surrounding the October 7 attacks.
Preliminary orders switch the burden of proof from the petitioner, in this case several liberal watchdog groups, to the respondent — the government — and indicate that the court is taking the petitions very seriously.
The government has until January 4 to respond.