Bill Gates embroiled in Epstein backlash

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {Beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bill Gates needs to answer to Epstein claims, ex-wife says Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday that she needs to answer to allegations made against her in a recently released… Source…

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Cassidy, Blunt Rochester grill NIH director on Denmark fixation: 'That's a crazy idea'

Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) on Tuesday questioned a top Trump health official over the administration modeling policy around Denmark, a largely homogeneous country of more than 6 million people. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jai Bhattacharya appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Education (HELP)… Source…

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Alex Pretti shooters named and revealed 

ProPublica has confirmed the names of the two immigration enforcement agents who shot and killed Alex Pretti. And his identity may be a surprise to many liberals who are getting their impressions about border control and ICE from Democratic talking heads on cable news. Of course, I’m talking about progressive pundit Tiffany Cross, who appeared…

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Live updates: 2 Republicans vote against House rule to end shutdown; Leaders huddle as vote held open

House Republicans could end a partial government shutdown on Tuesday, as the lower chamber considers whether to advance a five-bill minibus and a two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a final vote. With a razor-thin margin and Democrats’ refusal to move quickly on a funding package, House Speaker Mike…

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