House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday indicated that he might ask Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before the committee as part of his probe into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

🚨 JUST IN: House Oversight Chair James Comer says he might bring in Secretary of Commerce HOWARD LUTNICK to be deposed in the Congressional probe into Epstein

“That's very possible. His name will likely arise in questioning. This isn't just about Democrats,” Comer said pic.twitter.com/d2jhN2RcSz

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 26, 2026

Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that a new U.S.-Canadian bridge "will open" after President Trump recently threatened to block it.

“For the first time in over a century, a new bridge connecting Michigan to Canada, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, will open,” Whitmer said Wednesday during the Michigan State of the State address, according to news outlet The Hill.

In a win for the fight against ESG, Vanguard has agreed that it will not attempt to direct its business strategy toward portfolios that reduce carbon emissions. It has also agreed to make its proxy voting transparent for investors and its role in climate groups. 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Thursday that House Democratic leadership will force a vote next week on the Iran war powers resolution, which would require President Donald Trump to make his case to Congress before attacking Iran.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters Thursday after her deposition to the House Oversight Committee that she told lawmakers that she did not know Jeffrey Epstein and only knew his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as an "acquaintance." 

President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated a court decision to throw out a challenge to his construction of a ballroom at the White House.

"Great news for America, and our wonderful White House! The Judge on the case of what will be the most beautiful Ballroom anywhere in the World, has just thrown out, and completely erased, the effort to stop its construction," Trump posted on Truth Social. "As everyone knows, not one dollar of Taxpayer money is being spent, but rather, all money necessary to build this magnificent building is being put up by Patriot Donors and Contributors."

Netflix decided Thursday to drop its bid to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after declining to match a bid from Paramount.

The two streamers have been locked in a war over Warner Brothers after Paramount launched a hostile bid to take over the company after the WBD board approved a bid from Netflix. The WBD board accepted Netflix's offer of $27.75 per share for Warner Bros. and HBO in an auction late last year, but Paramount has offered $30 per share.

Mortgage rates dropped to under 6% this week for the first time since 2022, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday.

Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.98% from last week's reading of 6.01%, FOX Business reported.

New York City's socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani unexpectedly met with President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday, where the two discussed building more housing in New York.

The meeting was not previously announced in the president's schedule or by Mamdani, who became the city's mayor last month. It comes the same day the Department of Homeland Security officials detained a Columbia University student.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday confirmed that he and several Senate Democrats would review the Epstein files in person.

The Department of Justice and FBI have faced considerable blowback for their handling of the Epstein files, including the redaction decisions involved in the public release of documents. The Epstein issue has attracted attention from both sides of the political aisle, with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer also pursuing a probe.

House Oversight Democrats on Thursday asserted that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had no information on Jeffrey Epstein after a closed-door deposition with the panel on Thursday.

REP GARCIA: “Secretary Clinton never met Jeffrey Epstein. She never visited the island. She never flew on his plane.”

“She also had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes. So zero knowledge of any wrongdoing — you've also all heard that directly from her.” pic.twitter.com/57vs2H04Kd

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 26, 2026

Former first lady Hillary Clinton on Thursday denied ever "encountering" Jeffrey Epstein during a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee.

Clinton agreed to testify after previously ignoring a subpoena from the panel. The deposition is taking place in Chappaqua, N.Y. at a local performing arts center.