Key House Democrats are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) cease tracking lawmakers' review of unredacted files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to ABC News. Representatives Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, and Robert Garcia sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday, urging the DOJ to develop a new protocol for reviewing the documents.
The request comes amid other significant developments, including a partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as reported by Fox News. The shutdown began Saturday after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a deal on funding due to disagreements over President Donald Trump's immigration policies. The shutdown affects approximately 250,000 employees.
In other news, the U.S. military utilized the artificial intelligence tool Claude during an operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro last month, according to a Fox News report. Maduro and his wife were brought to the U.S. to face narcotics charges. The AI tool was deployed through a partnership between Anthropic and Palantir Technologies, whose tools are widely used by the Defense Department.
Meanwhile, a federal agent was injured during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, as confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and reported by Fox News. Demonstrators blocked traffic, committed acts of vandalism, and threw items at police, according to the LAPD.
Adding to the political landscape, the co-hosts of the "I've Had It" podcast voiced concerns that a more "diabolical" conservative politician could succeed President Trump, according to Fox News. The podcast hosts expressed worries that a younger, more focused successor might be more effective in pursuing conservative goals. The podcast hosts voiced concerns Friday that there may be a "diabolical" conservative politician on the horizon who is more effective and committed to the cause than President Donald Trump.
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