Key House Democrats have demanded 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. This demand comes amid other significant developments, including a partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and reports of the U.S. military using artificial intelligence in an operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The House Democrats' letter specifically requested a new protocol that would allow members to "meaningfully" review the "fully unredacted documents," ABC News reported. Jayapal, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has accused Bondi of "spying" on her search history when she visited the DOJ earlier in the week.
Meanwhile, a partial government shutdown has begun, impacting DHS after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a deal on funding, Fox News reported. The shutdown, the third in under half a year, began just after midnight on Saturday. Congress had completed most of its yearly government spending responsibilities, but a deal on DHS proved elusive due to disagreements over President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
In other news, the U.S. military reportedly used the artificial-intelligence tool Claude during an operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to a Fox News report. The report indicated that U.S. special operations forces captured Maduro and his wife last month, who were then brought to the U.S. to face narcotics charges. The AI tool was deployed through a partnership between Anthropic and data company Palantir Technologies, whose tools are widely used by the Defense Department.
Also, a federal agent was injured during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, as reported by Fox News. The LAPD reported that demonstrators blocked traffic, committed acts of vandalism, and threw items at police.
Finally, 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. They expressed fears that a younger, more focused successor could be more effective in pursuing conservative goals.
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