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House Issues Broad Subpoenas in Epstein Inquiry

The House Oversight Committee escalated its probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, voting 8-2 along bipartisan lines to subpoena Justice Department records and compel testimony from a slate of current and former top officials. Rep. Summer Lee’s motion, joined by three Republicans, directs DOJ to turn over grand jury files—redacted for victim privacy—for internal committee review.

In addition, subpoenas will soon be issued to former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Merrick Garland and others, while Ghislaine Maxwell is ordered to testify under oath at the Tallahassee federal prison on August 11. Chairman James Comer will sign off on the new subpoenas, marking the most aggressive congressional step yet in the high-profile investigation.

CBO: GOP law could leave 10 million uninsured by 2034

WASHINGTON — A final CBO analysis shows President Trump’s July 4 tax and policy law will slash federal health spending by $1.1 trillion while pushing 10 million additional Americans off insurance rolls by 2034, a figure trimmed by 1.8 million after dropping a Medicaid penalty on undocumented immigrants.

Key provisions—work and volunteer requirements for Medicaid enrollees, frozen provider taxes and tighter caps on state supplemental payments—drive $666 billion in savings. Hospitals warn that uncompensated-care costs could surge, particularly in rural areas, even with a $50 billion rural stabilization fund.

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Congressional Immigration Overhaul Targets H-1B and Deportation Practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional lawmakers have launched a two-pronged push to reshape U.S. immigration policy. Republicans, led by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), introduced the Colleges for the American People Act of 2025, which would eliminate the long-standing H-1B visa exception for higher education staff and fold academic hires into the 65,000-visa cap.

On the other side of the aisle, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is championing relief for undocumented immigrants with clean records, like West Valley business owner Kelly Yu, who was recently detained by ICE under an enforced deportation quota. Gallego argues the federal government should allow nonviolent migrants to pay fines and pass background checks rather than prioritize “easy” targets.

Redistricting reforms ignite debate in Texas and Oregon

AUSTIN, Texas, and SALEM, Ore. — A special legislative session in Texas has thrust a mid-decade congressional map redraw into the spotlight, even as Gov. Greg Abbott and many lawmakers acknowledge its unpopularity and legal risks. Critics say the rushed process, urged by former President Trump, seeks to cement partisan advantage behind closed doors, with just three public hearings statewide this week.

Meanwhile in Oregon, a new report by the Prison Gerrymandering Project faults the state’s current practice of counting inmates at prison sites rather than their home counties, inflating the political clout of seven rural House districts. Advocates are urging lawmakers to revive failed bills—House Bill 2250 and 2704—before the 2030 Census to ensure incarcerated Oregonians are counted where they last lived, preserving the constitutional principle of “one person, one vote.”

House Republicans Push Bill to Ban Chinese Farmland Purchases

House Republicans rolled out the Saving American Farms from Adversaries Act (H.R. 840) on Thursday, aiming to block Chinese Communist Party–linked entities from acquiring or leasing U.S. agricultural land and residential real estate.

Under the proposal—sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) as a companion to Sen. Josh Hawley’s Senate bill—any Chinese corporation or individual affiliated with the CCP would be barred from buying farmland or homes, required to divest existing holdings within a year, and face steep civil fines and criminal penalties for non-compliance. The move comes amid growing alarm that Chinese entities now own roughly 265,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land.

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House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Clinton, Garland & Maxwell in Escalating Epstein Probe