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Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify

02. Februar 2026 um 23:27
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the ex-secretary of state, agreed to depositions they had long resisted days before the House was to vote to hold them in contempt.

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Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an offer for Mr. Clinton to testify before the House Oversight Committee after initially refusing.

Under Biden Administration, Justice Dept. Began Examining Ilhan Omar’s Finances

26. Januar 2026 um 21:15
The inquiry, initiated by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, appears to have stalled for lack of evidence.

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Representative Ilhan Omar at the Capitol this month. The investigation into her finances was thrust into the public spotlight on Monday, when President Trump posted about it on Truth Social.

House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry

21. Januar 2026 um 22:35
The votes by the Oversight panel were bipartisan, though many Democrats said the charges were extreme given Bill and Hillary Clinton’s willingness to answer questions.

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Representatives James R. Comer, right, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Robert Garcia of California, its ranking Democrat, during Wednesday’s session.

Comer Rejects Clinton Interview on Epstein, Setting Up Contempt Vote

20. Januar 2026 um 20:49
The Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee refused an offer to interview the former president under oath, rejecting terms he said were unreasonable.

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Representative James Comer, Republican of Kentucky, at the Capitol last week.
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  • From Anya Taylor-Joy to Jodie Comer: who will star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s TV remake?
    The previous actors to take the lead in Stieg Larsson’s franchise were excellent. So the successor to Noomi Rapace, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy is bound to be brilliant – whoever they are …This week Sky announced that it will be remaking Stieg Larsson’s 2005 novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo as an eight-part television series. So far, all we know is that it will be set in the present day and will be written by Steve Lightfoot and Angela LaManna.What we don’t know is who will play Lisbeth Sala
     

From Anya Taylor-Joy to Jodie Comer: who will star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s TV remake?

15. Januar 2026 um 14:41

The previous actors to take the lead in Stieg Larsson’s franchise were excellent. So the successor to Noomi Rapace, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy is bound to be brilliant – whoever they are …

This week Sky announced that it will be remaking Stieg Larsson’s 2005 novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo as an eight-part television series. So far, all we know is that it will be set in the present day and will be written by Steve Lightfoot and Angela LaManna.

What we don’t know is who will play Lisbeth Salander, the aforementioned girl with the dragon tattoo. And this will be a big deal, because previous screen adaptations of Larsson’s books have made stars of whoever was cast as Salander. In 2009’s Swedish adaptation, she was played by Noomi Rapace, who was nominated for a Bafta. In David Fincher’s 2011 remake, she was played by Rooney Mara, who was nominated for an Oscar. And in 2018’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web adaptation, she was played by Claire Foy, who wasn’t nominated for a Bafta or an Oscar, but was still very good.

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Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

13. Januar 2026 um 16:43
The couple escalated their battle with Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, who said he would move to hold them in contempt of Congress.

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Representative James R. Comer has repeatedly threatened to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt if they failed to appear for live depositions behind closed doors.

Epstein Files Timeline: How the Trump Administration Released Records

20. Dezember 2025 um 04:35
A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Trump has faced persistent scrutiny over his shifting stance on the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

House Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics

14. Dezember 2025 um 22:18
The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.

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The committee said interviews with the city police’s seven district commanders showed the department’s leadership had put an aggressive emphasis on lowering crime numbers.

Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

14. Dezember 2025 um 21:31
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

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For months, the Clintons have been engaging with Mr. Comer far more than was previously known to respond to his requests and avoid having to appear on Capitol Hill.
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