AG Pam Bondi Subpoenaed to Testify Over Epstein File Release

The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department’s handling of the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized how certain names and information in the files were redacted while many victims were left identifiable. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plans to mobilise Kurds gathers pace | First Thing

Experts warn backing Iran’s ethnic communities could increase the risk of a chaotic civil war. Plus, Pam Bondi subpoenaed by US House in Jeffrey Epstein investigation Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along … Read more

‘It’s discrimination’: US Small Business Administration cuts off loans to immigrant entrepreneurs

Green card holders are now ineligible for loans through the SBA as agency carries out Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda The US federal agency in charge of helping small businesses has cut off an essential line of funding for immigrant entrepreneurs for the first time in the agency’s history. Legal residents, or green card holders, are … Read more