## Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files

Authored by wtop.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral….

In a filing to the judge they said they believed “criminal violations have taken place” in the release process.

“Our purpose is to ensure that DOJ complies with its representations to the Court and with its legal obligations under our law,” he added.

Epstein died in a federal jail in New York City in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

The Justice Department expects to update the court “again shortly” regarding its progress in turning over documents from the Epstein and Maxwell investigative files, Clayton said in the letter.

The Justice Department has said the files’ release was slowed by redactions required to protect the identities of abuse victims.

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### Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s first female governor in historic inauguration

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the commonwealth’s top office.

“The history and the gravity of this moment are not lost on me,” Spanberger said in her address.

In a thinly veiled dig at the president, Spanberger said it was time for Virginians to fix what was broken. »

### The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned

Authored by thenation.com

World / The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro?.

The United States of America is a rogue nation, run by a violent criminal who operates outside the rule of law.

The US is a rogue state, but it is a rogue white state menacing its non-white neighbors, and that’s always OK. »

### Reddit mod demands to be treated as ‘celebrity’ after getting removed from LSF

Authored by dexerto.com

In January 2026, a show called ‘Million Dollar Fan’ started getting promoted at the top of the LiveStreamFails (LSF) subreddit.

After an investigation by Reddit’s Code of Conduct team, he was allegedly removed from his position as an LSF moderator.

LSF mod removed over show controversy demands change. »

### Woah! Yet Another SEGA Arcade Oddity Confirmed for Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4

Authored by pushsquare.com

On the DualSense, the pumping motion will be mapped to the analogue sticks, allowing you to play the game solo on a single controller.

As cool as all this is, we’ve started to see increasing frustration that SEGA isn’t making all of these awesome retro games available independently of Yakuza.

It’s a fair point: we reckon a meaty compilation of all SEGA’s classics, both console and arcade, is long overdue. »

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