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Bondi's Heated Hearing, Pushback On Trump's Tariffs, Revised 2025 Jobs Report

February 12, 2026·13 min·4-min readconversationalentertainment
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s contentious congressional hearing over Epstein-related documents devolved into personal attacks and evasions, while new economic data reveals tariffs are largely paid by American consumers and recent job growth is weaker than previously believed. Despite stron

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Pam BondiJerry NadlerPramila JayapalThomas MassieJamie RaskinBrendan DukeScott Horsley

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