Hillary Clinton to testify in House oversight committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live
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Hillary Clinton to testify in House oversight committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live

Democrats on oversight committee call for Trump to be deposed 'immediately'Democrats on the House oversight committee called for Donald Trump to be deposed before the committee “immediately,” making this demand as Hillary Clinton appeared before the committee for closed-door testimony and said she had never met Jeffrey Epstein. “We should depose the person that is mentioned in the Epstein files almost more than any other person, next to Ghislaine Maxwelland that’s Donald Trump,” Robert Garciathe ranking Democrat on the committee, said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Other Democrats on the committee said commerce secretary Howard Lutnickwho has ties to Epstein, and FBI director Kash Patelwho could shed light on the agency’s interviews with a woman who accused Trump of assault, should both come before the committee for testimony. “America is watching,” said Yassamin Ansaria Democrat representative from...
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The House Democrats who were outraised by primary challengers: From the Politics Desk
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The House Democrats who were outraised by primary challengers: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Deska newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In yesterday’s editionwe explored how the Democratic Party’s generational divide was driving the early stages of some key Senate primaries. Today, we dig into how that dynamic is playing out on the House side. Plus, Ben Kamisar previews tonight’s New York City mayoral debate by looking back at the last one.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam Wollner🚨 Breaking news: A federal grand jury has indicted former national security adviser John Bolton, a senior Justice Department official said. Bolton is the third person to be hit with federal charges in the last month after President Donald Trump...
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Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win: From the Politics Desk
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Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win: From the Politics Desk

Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win Former Sen. Sherrod Brown plans to launch a comeback bid for Senate in Ohio, a major recruiting win for Democrats who need to catch every break they can in their uphill fight for the majority in the chamber. Brown is viewed by Democrats as one of the few, if not the only, members of their party who could put the seat in the red-trending state in play next year. After serving three terms in the Senate, he lost re-election by 3.5 points last year as Donald Trump carried Ohio by 11 points. And the party in power typically faces headwinds in a midterm election. If Brown wins the nomination, he would face GOP Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to serve the remainder of Vice President JD Vance’s term earlier this...
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