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1 Chairman Of House Oversight Committee Says Panel's Moving Forward With Contempt Proceedings Against Former President Clinton
The House Oversight Committee will move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton after he did not appear for a subpoenaed deposition yesterday. The deposition was part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bill and Hillary Clinton responded to the subpoenas with a four-page letter blasting them as "partisan politics." Committee Chairman James Comer said the subpoenas were approved in a bipartisan vote and that a markup to hold the former president in contempt will take place next week. The Clintons' lawyer, David Kendall, has argued they have no information relevant to the committee's work and should be allowed to respond in writing instead. If the House votes to hold someone in contempt, the case is referred to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Past officials held in contempt, including former attorneys general, were never prosecuted by the DOJ.
2 At Least Six Federal Prosecutors In Minnesota Resign Amid Pressure On ICE Killing
At least six federal prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned, including Joe Thompson, who previously served as acting U.S. attorney. Sources say the resignations came over concerns about how the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer is being handled. Prosecutors objected to pressure to treat the case as an assault on a federal officer rather than a civil rights matter, and they also pushed back on a request to probe Good's widow. Gov. Tim Walz called the resignations a "huge loss" and accused President Trump of pushing nonpartisan career professionals out of the Justice Department.
3 Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Backing State Restrictions On Transgender Student-Athletes
The Supreme Court appeared likely yesterday to uphold state laws that ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports. The court heard more than three hours of arguments in two cases involving transgender students who challenged bans in West Virginia and Idaho. Questions from the justices suggested a majority was reluctant to find that the laws violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause or Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination in education. Several justices pointed to a provision of Title IX that allows for sex-based classifications in sports based on biological sex. The ruling could affect 25 other states with similar bans.