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DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans

MIAMI | A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Todd […]

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Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meetings a ‘grave error in judgment’

WASHINGTON | Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier. In an opening statement provided to The Associated Press, Gates said he “should never have […]

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Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

WASHINGTON | Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in an interview with House lawmakers, backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed people. Lutnick agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee last week after the release of case files on Epstein contradicted his claim on a podcast […]