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House Oversight subpoenas AG Bondi in probe of Epstein case ‘mismanagement’

Bondi is ordered to appear for a deposition April 14

By Eric Mack
Fox News

Published March 17, 2026 1:42pm EDT | Updated March 17, 2026 2:26pm EDT

The House Oversight Committee has formally issued a subpoena compelling Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify in a deposition as part of its investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Separately, Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche have offered to provide committee members with a private briefing Wednesday.

Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., issued the subpoena for Bondi to testify on “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell,” the cover letter for the subpoena released Tuesday read.

The committee voted earlier this month authorizing the move. Bondi is ordered to appear for a deposition April 14.

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The Department of Justice began releasing a trove of Epstein documents on Dec. 19 following President Trump’s signature on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025.(Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

“The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” Comer wrote, adding that Bondi is “directly responsible” for overseeing the review and release of related records.

A Justice Department spokesperson called the subpoena “completely unnecessary.”

“Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,” the DOJ spokesperson said. “She continues to have calls and meetings with members of Congress on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which is why the Department offered to brief the committee tomorrow. As always, we look forward to continuing to provide policymakers with the facts.”

The committee indicated the probe could lead to legislative changes aimed at strengthening federal anti-trafficking efforts and reforming the use of non-prosecution and plea agreements in sex-crime cases.

Comer also underscored the panel’s authority to compel testimony, noting it has broad jurisdiction to investigate “any matter” and can require witness participation and document production as necessary.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche meets with reporters as the Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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Notably, the investigations of Epstein have spanned decades since former President George W. Bush’s administration, through the two terms of President Barack Obama and the first President Donald Trump term. Trump has long noted to critics, he was the president that brought Epstein to justice.

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The prosecution of Maxwell came during former President Joe Biden’s administration, but Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last November that has led to a bevy of scrutiny on the DOJ’s handling. Critics have rebuked Bondi and Blanche’s slow drip of the documents, which they have publicly contended has been necessary due to concerns over victim protections and the massive volume of the Epstein files.

Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.

Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.

Senator wants White House to answer if TikTok investors will pay $10 billion to US Treasury

March 17, 2026 6:35 PM UTC / Reuters

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March 17 (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence ​Committee on Tuesday asked ‌the White House to answer if investors are paying $10 ​billion to the ​Treasury as part of the ⁠Trump administration-brokered sale ​of TikTok’s U.S. operations.

Senator ​Mark Warner cited a Wall Street Journal report that investors ​in the new TikTok ​joint venture – including Oracle, Silver ‌Lake, ⁠Abu Dhabi’s MGX, and other investors – have already paid $2.5 billion to the ​Treasury and ​will ⁠pay the remaining $7.5 billion in installments. ​ByteDance said in ​January ⁠TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will secure U.S. ⁠user ​data, apps and ​algorithms through data privacy and ​cybersecurity measures.

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Trump says most NATO allies ‘don’t want to get involved’ in Iran operation, but US ‘NEVER’ needed their help

Published March 17, 2026 11:44am EDT | Updated March 17, 2026 1:09pm EDT

President Donald Trump declared in a Tuesday Truth Social post that most NATO countries have noted that they do not want to involve themselves in the U.S. attack against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” the president declared in the Truth Social post.

“I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street —We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need,” he added.

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump continued, “Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military — Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again! Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer “need,” or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

The U.S. has been waging war against Iran in conjunction with Israel, a close American ally.

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US President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026.(Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Kent resigned from his position as director of the National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday because he does not support the war.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent said in his resignation letter, which he posted on X.

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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is sworn in to the House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” in Cannon building on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Trump pushed back on Tuesday, saying that “it’s a good thing that he’s out because he said that Iran was not a threat. Iran was a threat. Every country realized what a threat Iran was. The question is whether or not they wanted to do something about it.”

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Dan Caldwell hired by Tulsi Gabbard at DNI despite leak allegations | Fox News

Dan Caldwell was fired from Pentagon in 2025 in a high-profile investigation that never produced charges

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News

Published March 17, 2026 3:15pm EDT

A former top advisor to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was ousted amid a high-profile leak investigation, has been hired to work under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a source familiar with the move.

Dan Caldwell’s return to a sensitive intelligence role comes less than a year after he was publicly accused of leaking classified information — allegations that have never been publicly substantiated — and as the Trump administration navigates an escalating war with Iran.

The hiring also places a prominent advocate of a more restrained U.S. foreign policy inside the intelligence apparatus at a moment of growing internal tension.

Earlier Tuesday, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned, citing opposition to the Iran war and arguing Tehran, Iran, did not pose an imminent threat to the United States — a rare public break from within the administration.

A source familiar with the move described Caldwell’s new position as an “administrative role,” focused on internal management and coordination rather than directly shaping intelligence assessments or national security policy. However, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) plays a central role in coordinating intelligence across 18 agencies and shaping the president’s daily intelligence briefing.

The source said Caldwell has completed a polygraph test, and passed a series of background and security checks and is currently in the onboarding process.

Gabbard’s office could not immediately be reached for comment.

A recent Quinnipiac poll found the war is dividing Americans just as it is those within the administration: 53% of those surveyed opposed the military intervention while 40% supported it.

Caldwell’s hiring signals the apparent end of a leak investigation that began in April 2025, when Caldwell and two other senior Pentagon officials, Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, were abruptly fired and escorted out of the Pentagon. All three aides have denied any involvement in leaks, and no public evidence has been produced to support the allegations.

Hegseth said at the time the three aides would be investigated for leaking and suggested there was evidence of wrongdoing, but none of the men were ever charged, and Caldwell retains his security clearance.

The Pentagon has not disclosed whether the investigation remains active or has concluded.

Fox News Digital previously reported that the three aides had clashed with then-chief of staff Joe Kasper, who was also later removed from his role.

Hegseth continued to accuse the aides of leaking even after their departure, saying at the time: “Those folks who are leaking, who have been pushed out of the building, are now attempting to leak and sabotage the president’s agenda and what we’re doing. And that’s unfortunate.”

Caldwell, a Marine Corps veteran and prominent voice in the restraint-minded foreign policy sphere, advised Hegseth primarily on European issues and has been outspoken against prolonged U.S. military involvement overseas. His views align with a faction inside the administration that has long warned against entering another major Middle East conflict.

That debate has taken on new urgency as the U.S. enters its third week of war with Iran, and as Gabbard — who built much of her political identity opposing regime-change wars — has remained largely quiet publicly about the conflict despite overseeing the nation’s intelligence apparatus.

After his firing, Caldwell suggested the trio’s removal may have been tied to internal power struggles. “We threatened a lot of established interests inside the building and outside the building,” he said.

The Pentagon declined to comment on Caldwell’s hiring and the status of the investigation. The Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations did not respond to a request for comment.

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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who was embraced by Obama, dies at 88

Updated on: March 17, 2026 / 12:46 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died. He was 88.

Born in 1937, Mori was 8 years old when he survived the Aug. 6, 1945 U.S. attack. He was just one and a half miles away from the blast. About 30 years later, he learned a little known fact — that American prisoners of war held in Japan were among those killed by the atomic bomb dropped by their own country.

Working as a full-time company employee, Mori researched U.S. and Japanese official documents and tracked down 12 American POWs. He wrote letters to their bereaved families in the U.S. who didn’t know how their loved ones had died.

The U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima instantly destroyed the city and killed tens of thousands. The death toll by the end of that year was 140,000. A second bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed another 70,000.

President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial park cenotaph in Hiroshima on May 27, 2016. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images

Mori authored a book, “The Secret of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb,” published in Japanese in 2008. The book won him a prestigious Kikuchi Kan Prize, and was later translated into English.

Editors of the English translation of his book said on their website that Mori died on Sunday. Japanese media reported that he died at a Hiroshima hospital.

His research eventually led to U.S. confirmation of the deaths of the 12 captured American service members in the bombing.

“The research I spent more than 40 years was not about people from the enemy country. It was about human beings,” Mori later said.

Obama, who became the first U.S. leader to visit Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park in 2016, mentioned in his speech “a dozen Americans held prisoner” as being among the victims. He recognized Mori for seeking out the Americans’ families, believing their loss was equal to his own, and later gave him a hug.

Mori appeared overwhelmed with emotion as he shook hands with him.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Shigeaki Mori at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 27, 2016. Akio Kon / Bloomberg via Getty Images

“The president gestured as if he was going to give me a hug, so we hugged,” Mori told reporters afterwards.

“I heard screams”

Mori was thrown into a river by the force of the huge blast on August 6, 1945.

“I crawled up out of the water and saw a woman tottering toward me,” Mori told AFP before meeting Obama at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in 2016.

“Blood was everywhere on her body, and internal organs hung from her abdomen,” he recalled.

“While holding them, she asked me where she could find a hospital. Crying, I ran away, leaving her alone,” he said.

“People who were still alive were collapsed all around me. I escaped by stamping on their faces and heads. I heard screams from a broken down house. But I ran away as I was still a child with no power to help.”

Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.

US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to retire at end of March

By Ted Hesson
March 17, 2026 4:15 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

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WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – U.S. Border ​Patrol official Gregory Bovino plans to retire at the end of March, he ‌confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, marking the formal departure of a prominent leader of President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

Bovino, 55, led confrontational immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, Chicago and other major U.S. cities. Under his leadership, ​masked border agents clashed with residents as they scoured neighborhoods for possible immigration ​offenders.

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“The greatest honor of my entire life was to work alongside Border ⁠Patrol agents on the border and in the interior of the United States in ​some of the most challenging conditions the agency has ever faced,

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Trump bids goodbye to intel official who resigned over Iran: ‘Good thing that he’s out’

‘He said that Iran was not a threat,’ Trump notes. ‘Iran was a threat’

By Eric Mack
Fox News

Published March 17, 2026 12:22pm EDT | Updated March 17, 2026 1:21pm EDT

After the abrupt resignation of counterterror official Joe Kent, President Donald Trump said ‘it’s a good thing that he’s out,

A Biden-appointed federal judge who drew Supreme Court intervention twice in a separate deportation case is facing fresh conservative backlash after temporarily blocking Trump administration vaccine policies on Monday.

Judge Brian Murphy’s ruling in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts was the latest in a string of high-profile decisions that blocked administration policies and were later reversed on appeal, prompting sharp criticism from the Department of Justice and intensifying scrutiny of his record.

“How many times can Judge Murphy get reversed in one year?” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on X. “The same day he is stayed for repeatedly refusing to follow the law, he issues another activist decision. We will keep appealing these lawless decisions, and we will keep winning.

“The question is, how much embarrassment can this Judge take?”

Earlier Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit paused a decision by Murphy to block the Department of Homeland Security’s third-country deportation policy. Murphy’s decision had prevented DHS from deporting what court papers said could be thousands of illegal immigrants and followed the judge issuing similar, related decisions last year that were both rejected by the Supreme Court.

In the vaccine case, brought by medical organizations against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Murphy issued a sweeping preliminary injunction, finding Kennedy likely broke the law by overhauling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine policies.

In both instances, Murphy’s decisions interfered with top Trump administration agenda items — cracking down on immigration and restructuring vaccine mandates — that raised eyebrows on the right.

Murphy’s decision in the vaccine case granted preliminary relief to the medical organizations by staying a January 2026 immunization schedule that reduced the number of vaccine requirements for children and invalidated a newly appointed vaccine advisory committee and the committee’s decisions while the lawsuit proceeds through the courts.

Quoting Carl Sagan, Murphy said in his order that science is “the best we have” and touted the efficacy of vaccines as he blocked the CDC’s new vaccine schedule.

University of Minnesota law school professor Ilan Wurman questioned what he viewed as the judge’s “double standard.”

“When I litigated COVID cases against the government, the courts regularly said they had to defer to the public health experts,” Wurman said. “I assume there’s a good reason for the double standard here? Or are there some health experts federal judges in Massachusetts like more than others?”

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said Democrat-appointed judges sided with the Biden administration and progressive groups on transgender policies that took an expansive view of sex and gender, which Banks said flew in the face of science and did not jibe with Murphy’s ruling.

“Progressive district court judges claim RFK’s vaccine policies aren’t based on science yet had no problem with Biden’s radical gender policies. Seems like they’re the ones not following the science,” Banks said.

Murphy first gained headlines when the Supreme Court stayed Murphy’s injunction over the third-party deportation policy in a 6-3 order last June. The high court followed up with a rare, second 7-2 order a week later admonishing the judge for flouting its decision.

George Washington University Law professor Jonathan Turley observed at the time that Murphy had given “a stiff arm” to the Supreme Court.

“Regardless of your views on the merits, this system cannot function with such rogue operators at the trial level,” Turley said.

Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.

Using AI for financial advice? Here’s what to watch out for.

March 17, 2026 / 12:58 PM EDT / CBS News

More Americans are turning to artificial intelligence to manage their finances. But the tech shouldn’t be the only tool you rely on to deal with money matters, according to CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger.

“I think AI can be great for general education. How do I read my pay stub? What’s the difference between a Roth and a traditional IRA?” she told CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson. “But when you’re making a big decision, it’s kind of scary to rely on AI, which can hallucinate.”

Schlesinger said Americans should also be careful when it comes to relying on financial influencers, or finfluencers, who offer advice and financial education on social media platforms.

“These folks are usually trying to sell you something,” she said. “They’re often not credentialed.”

Two-thirds of Americans use AI for financial advice

Exercising a degree of caution when using AI for financial advice is important, especially as more people lean on the technology to manage everything from their savings to their investments, experts say.

A September report from Credit Karma found that 66% of Americans have used generative AI for financial advice. Younger generations are even more likely to rely on the tech, with 82% of Gen Z and 82% of millennials reporting they’ve used AI for financial guidance.

Credit Karma said that the most common uses for AI are basic financial education and financial goal setting. Americans are also asking AI how to save for retirement and invest in the stock market.

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Using AI responsibly

When it comes to using AI responsibly, Schlesinger advises Americans not to overshare, given potential privacy risks.

AI chatbots can sometimes keep information you share in a chat in their systems indefinitely and use it to train their models, according to a 2025 study from Stanford University.

“Read those privacy policies,” Schlesinger said.

The CBS News analyst also encouraged people to turn to other sources outside of AI if they want to start making investments or get on track for retirement. Money management apps like Monarch and Honeydue can help, as well as more old-school methods.

“I always like to remind folks, if you just want to actually invest, use your company-based retirement plan,” she said. “That is, by far, the best way in.”

Schlesinger said large investment firms can offer guidance when it comes to buying index funds or exchange-traded funds. Calling up a trusted relative can also be a good course of action, she said.

“You need a third party who’s unbiased to help you out,” she said. “Please don’t rely solely on technology. Use it for education.”

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Amazon introduces 1-hour and 3-hour delivery in U.S.

March 17, 2026 / 2:32 PM EDT / CBS News

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Same-day delivery not fast enough for you? Amazon is revving up its delivery service by offering one- and three-hour options in cities across the U.S., the e-commerce giant said Tuesday.

The move better positions Amazon to compete with big-box stores, local drugstores and other retailers that have responded to the growth in online shopping by leaning into faster delivery in recent years, GlobalData retail analyst Neil Saunders told CBS News.

“It’s bad news for drugstores in particular,” he said, noting that Amazon’s prices are often superior for everyday staples like toothpaste or toilet paper.

Where is 1-hour and 3-hour delivery available?

Amazon’s 1-hour delivery is now available in parts of Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; Nashville, Tennessee; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Washington, D.C., as well as in smaller cities including Des Moines, Iowa; Boise, Idaho; and American Fork, Utah.

Three-hour delivery is available in more than 2,000 large, midsize and small cities, and in suburbs like Cornwall, Pennsylvania; Harrah, Oklahoma; and Arabi, Louisiana, according to Amazon. The company plans to start offering accelerated delivery in other cities in the coming months (See if the new delivery options are available where you live.)

What can I get delivered in under 3 hours?

A range of different products is eligible for expedited delivery, according to Amazon. They include household supplies like paper towels and toilet paper; health and beauty items; over-the-counter medications; electronics; toys; and clothing.

How much does it cost?

For members of Amazon’s Prime shopping club, 1-hour delivery costs $9.99, while the 3-hour option runs $4.99. For non-Prime customers, 1-hour delivery costs $19.99 and 3-hour delivery is $14.99. Prime members may still have goods delivered same-day for free with their annual memberships.

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