Rubio urges Iran to talk, welcomes European nations’ bid to get U.N. sanctions reimposed over nuclear program

[ad_1] France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear program. The three countries notified the U.N. Security Council that they “believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments” under a 2015 nuclear deal and “hereby invoke…

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House panel subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents, book reportedly containing Trump birthday letter

[ad_1] Washington — The Republican leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued a subpoena to the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein seeking documents and other material as part of its ongoing examination of the government’s investigation into Epstein. The subpoena issued by Rep. James Comer of Kentucky demands the…

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House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was “inexplicably killed”

[ad_1] Washington — Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is seeking documents from the Justice Department on its move earlier this year to end the investigation into alleged co-conspirators of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I write to demand an explanation for why DOJ has abandoned…

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