Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett rebuked Tucker Carlson over his claim that the alleged sex pest Jeffrey Epstein led a blackmail campaign on behalf of the Mossad. Bennett, 53, characterized the conspiratorial remarks from Carlson—and others on the right—as a “vicious wave of slander and lies” against Israel.

A number of President Donald Trump's biggest allies in the House of Representatives have split with him and called for the complete release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert—who both have been major supporters of Trump—co-sponsored a new legislative push announced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna to force a vote in the House to release the complete files,

Congress overnight passed a package of $9 billion in spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to reduce government costs.

The House resolution, which could potentially be voted on next week, will do practically nothing to force the Justice Department to release more records in the case.