House passes bill to release Epstein files
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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said on Tuesday that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could face criminal exposure related to newly surfaced Jeffrey Epstein documents.
Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday.
The bill would reform Section 230 to no longer offer protections from tech companies if the platforms used an algorithm to amplify harmful content
A controversial bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18 is once again moving through the Florida House.
Regan's Prostitution (Offences and Support) bill would replace the existing law on soliciting with one which outlaws paying for sexual services. She said this would serve to tackle the fact most prostitution now happens "off-street" and is arranged online.
The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns.
The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
The Northern Ireland Secretary, who will open the debate in the Commons, says he is confident the bill will pass.