Clinton up next in Oversight’s Epstein probe
Hillary Clinton is set to sit for a congressional deposition tied to the Epstein files, where Republicans plan to ask about her interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and her awareness of his misconduct.
Today in Congress
After months of back-and-forth between the Clintons and the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to sit for a deposition today as part of the committee’s probe into documents and people connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network. Bill Clinton is scheduled for the following day. Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has repeatedly pushed the couple to comply with deposition subpoenas, even threatening contempt-of-Congress charges. This moment is the culmination of that fight. Neither Hillary nor Bill Clinton is accused of criminal wrongdoing in Epstein’s crimes. But Oversight Republicans want to question them on what they knew about Epstein, how they interacted with him and his circle (including Ghislaine Maxwell), and whether there were gaps or inconsistencies in existing accounts. Democrats will likely push back against what they see as a political fishing expedition and push Republicans to justify why the depositions matter beyond the theater. Clinton is no stranger to the congressional hot seat, having served eight years in the Senate and later testified repeatedly before House and Senate committees as Secretary of State, including during some of the most politically charged hearings of the past two decades.
Happenings
All times Eastern.
The House will be in session at 9:30 a.m. for a brief non-voting session.
The Senate is in at 10 a.m. and will vote at 11:45 a.m. to advance the nomination of Ryan McCormack to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. The Senate will vote at 1:45 p.m. to confirm the McCormack nomination if it is advanced.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. on the nomination of Mark Ditlevson and Brian Birdwell to both be Assistant Secretary of Defense.
The Senate Aging Committee will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. on the Food and Drug Administration bureaucracy.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will receive a closed-door briefing at 10 a.m. on tech competition, critical minerals, and supply chain security.
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. to examine an update from the Prudential regulators, focusing on rightsizing regulation to promote American opportunity.
In the Know
— House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and two subcommittee ranking members launched an investigation into whether major tech and social media companies have complied with Department of Homeland Security subpoenas seeking information tied to Americans’ First Amendment activity, including criticism of the department’s immigration enforcement. The lawmakers sent letters to 10 companies—including Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, TikTok and X—requesting data on how many DHS requests they received, approved or rejected, and whether affected users were notified.
— Oversight Chair Comer announced a March 4 hearing with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation into alleged fraud and misuse of federal funds in the state’s social services programs. The hearing follows prior testimony from state lawmakers who accused Walz and Ellison of ignoring warnings about billions in stolen taxpayer dollars, claims both officials are expected to address under oath.
— Vice President J.D. Vance announced that the Trump administration is temporarily halting about $259 million in federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota, saying the pause is part of a broader crackdown on alleged fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars tied to the state’s social services programs. Minnesota officials, including Walz, have pushed back, arguing that the move will harm vulnerable beneficiaries and vowing to mount legal challenges as part of the ongoing dispute over program integrity and federal oversight.
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