https://www.scmp.com/rss/524734/feed The latest news and top stories on Robert Garcia, US Representative. He is known for serving California’s 42nd congressional district and is Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He was the youngest, first openly LGBT and first Latino Mayor of Long Beach (2014–2022). Accomplishments include infrastructure investment, a tuition-free community college pilot and leading a COVID-19 response. He champions affordable housing, education and climate action. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The House Oversight Committee voted on Wednesday to subpoena US Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace in a sign of continued frustration among conservatives with the department’s review and release of a tranche of documents related to the disgraced financier. The move... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345486/us-lawmakers-vote-subpoena-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345486/us-lawmakers-vote-subpoena-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:40:47 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive and demand US President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender. Clinton said after her deposition when asked if she was confident that her husband did not know of Epstein’s crimes, Clinton said “I am”. “I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,” she added. “I never went to his island, I never went to his homes, I... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344784/hillary-clinton-calls-trump-testify-she-faces-us-house-epstein-panel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344784/hillary-clinton-calls-trump-testify-she-faces-us-house-epstein-panel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:39:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Retail tycoon Les Wexner told US lawmakers on Wednesday that he was “conned” by Jeffrey Epstein and denied any knowledge of his crimes, as Democrats pressed him over his decades-long relationship with the notorious sex offender. The 88-year-old founder of L Brands – the former parent of Victoria’s Secret – gave closed-door testimony from his home in New Albany, Ohio, after being subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Epstein and his associates. “I was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343948/ex-victorias-secret-ceo-les-wexner-says-he-was-conned-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343948/ex-victorias-secret-ceo-les-wexner-says-he-was-conned-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:37:43 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press House Democrats released several dozen more photos on Thursday from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing his associations with the rich and famous, as the US Department of Justice faces a deadline to release many of its case files on the late financier by the end of the week. The photos released Thursday were among more than 95,000 that the House Oversight Committee has received after issuing a subpoena for the photos that Epstein had in his possession before he died... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336971/new-epstein-photos-show-lolita-quotes-written-womans-foot-and-body?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336971/new-epstein-photos-show-lolita-quotes-written-womans-foot-and-body?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:41:25 +0000 Agencies Agencies Democratic lawmakers released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of now-US President Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the UK’s former prince Andrew. Trump is featured in three of the 19 photos shared by House Oversight Committee Democrats, who said they are reviewing more than 95,000 images produced by the estate. The panel released roughly 70 more photos later on Friday, including images of the disgraced financier’s home, Epstein taking a bath, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336293/trump-clinton-and-ex-prince-andrew-seen-new-photos-epsteins-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336293/trump-clinton-and-ex-prince-andrew-seen-new-photos-epsteins-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:51:59 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Pressure is increasing for Andrew, the former British prince, to give evidence to a US congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles’ disgraced younger brother but told reporters travelling with him for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg that as a “general principle” people should provide evidence to investigators. “I don’t comment... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333870/pm-starmer-says-uks-andrew-should-testify-us-jeffrey-epstein-investigation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333870/pm-starmer-says-uks-andrew-should-testify-us-jeffrey-epstein-investigation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:06:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on forcing the release of investigative files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage seen as all but guaranteed after President Donald Trump dropped his long-standing opposition. Trump’s reversal late on Sunday came days after a House petition gathered enough support to force a vote, a rare instance of House Republicans defying the president’s wishes. Until the weekend, Trump and his staff had lobbied hard... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333171/us-house-push-forward-epstein-vote-after-trump-reversal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333171/us-house-push-forward-epstein-vote-after-trump-reversal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:03:52 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case. The committee’s subpoena is the latest effort by both Republicans and Democrats to respond to public clamour for more disclosure in the investigation into Epstein, who was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019. Lawmakers are trying to guide an investigation into who... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323119/house-committee-subpoenas-epsteins-estate-documents-including-will-and-contacts-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323119/house-committee-subpoenas-epsteins-estate-documents-including-will-and-contacts-list?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:15:05 +0000