Leon Black filed a federal lawsuit challenging House Oversight Committee subpoenas tied to its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, instead of appearing for a scheduled deposition. Survivors of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse had urged Black to testify and produce nondisclosure agreements sought by the committee.
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he wants to stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras after Sir Keir Starmer resigned as MP. The Greens are targeting the Labour stronghold, though the field could be complicated by pro-Gaza candidates and independent Andrew Feinstein.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, Ms. magazine co-founder and leading figure of the women’s liberation movement, has died at 92. Her foundation said she died peacefully at her New York City home, surrounded by loved ones.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss U.S. drug trafficking charges, arguing they are protected by sovereign immunity. Prosecutors accuse Maduro of conspiring to send thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s latest executive order limiting birthright citizenship. The judge cited the Supreme Court’s June ruling that children in the certified class are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.
The House voted 212-206 against a GOP constitutional amendment that would have permanently fixed the Supreme Court at nine justices. Republicans cast the measure as a barrier to court expansion, while Democratic leaders said it would surrender a constitutional power held by Congress.
The Justice Department issued a new legal opinion requiring states that accept TANF or SSI funds to report undocumented immigrants across state government. The change reverses a 1998 Clinton-era interpretation and is expected to face legal challenges.
Vice President JD Vance said in a faith-focused podcast interview that he would not be shocked if the world were in the end times and described some uses of AI as “kind of satanic.” He also defended President Donald Trump over an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus.