Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to sit for closed-door depositions in the House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation, leading the committee's Republican chairman to reconsider moving forward with contempt resolutions against them, according to ABC News. The House was expected to vote on the contempt resolutions as soon as Wednesday, February 4, 2026, until the Clintons agreed to the depositions on Monday evening, February 2, 2026.
The Clintons had previously fought congressional subpoenas for six months, ABC News reported. A Clinton spokesperson, Angel Ureña, posted on X, "They negotiated in good faith. You did not."
Meanwhile, independent journalist Don Lemon stated that federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week, despite his attorney informing authorities that he would turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges, according to CBS News. The charges relate to his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon told Jimmy Kimmel on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that approximately a dozen federal agents were involved. "I was walking up to the room and I pressed the elevator button and then all of a sudden I feel myself being jostled and people (were) trying to grab me and put me in handcuffs," Lemon said, according to CBS News. He argued that sending agents was a waste of resources.
In Virginia, the start of Democrat Abigail Spanberger's term as governor has drawn criticism, with Fox News reporting that she is enacting a far-left agenda. According to Fox News, "Elections have consequences, and just a few days into Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanbergers reign, Virginians are reaping the fruit of their ballot-box decisions."
President Donald Trump is attempting to highlight the strength of the U.S. economy, Fox News reported. He is trying to convince the country that the economy is growing, investment is increasing, real incomes are rising, and inflation is lower than it was a year ago. Fox News also suggested that Democrats have handed Trump an opportunity to address immigration issues.
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