The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, told reporters on Monday that the Natanz nuclear site in Iran was struck during U.S. and Israeli attacks.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to testify on his connection to Jeffrey Epstein as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Epstein and his circle of powerful friends. Lutnick told Axios on Tuesday that he volunteered for the Epstein deposition, maintaining that he did “nothing wrong” and wants “to set the record straight.” President Donald Trump’s Commerce secretary once lived next door to Epstein in Manhattan and visited Epstein’s infamous Caribbean island in 2012, four years after Epstein pled guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Lutnick has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein’s sex crimes. Lutnick is set to testify before the Republican-led Oversight Committee in the coming weeks, with the hearing taking place behind closed doors, similar to the hearings of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who were grilled by lawmakers over their connection to Epstein last week. “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,” committee chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said. “I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee. I look forward to his testimony.” The deposition will likely focus heavily on Lutnick’s lunch with Epstein on the financier’s island on Christmas Eve in 2012. Last month, Lutnick testified under oath during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing that he visited Epstein’s Little Saint James island while on vacation with his family. “My wife was with me as were my four children and nannies. I had another couple — they were there as well with their children — and we had lunch on the island. That is true, for an hour, and then we left with all of my children, with my nannies and my wife all together,” Lutnick said. A photo showing Lutnick with Epstein on Little Saint James was released as part of the Justice Department’s Epstein files dump in January, but the image was removed after it was made public. The Justice Department then released the photo again last week. A DOJ spokeswoman told CBS News that the photo was flagged for nudity and taken down, but later restored after it was reviewed. Justice Department Lutnick was criticized for failing to mention the 2012 lunch on Epstein’s island when he told the New York Post’s Miranda Devine last year that after he and his wife first met Epstein in 2005, he vowed to never be in the same room as him. Lutnick suggested he and his wife were unnerved after Epstein gave them a tour of his home in Manhattan and pointed out a massage table “in the middle” of his home, making remarks about getting the “right kind of massage.” “In the six or eight steps that it takes to get from his house to my house, my wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again,” Lutnick told Devine last October. “So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy. If that guy was there, I wasn’t going because he’s gross.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) grilled Lutnick over his relationship with Epstein last month, saying, “Secretary Lutnick, I think you understand the root of concern here. It’s the way you described, very emphatically, your first encounter with him … [and] said you were disgusted and would never have any contact with him again.” Lutnick told senators that he doesn’t remember “why we did it,” referring to the lunch with Epstein on his island, but said it was false “to suggest there was anything untoward about that.” The Trump official also said that he did not witness anything inappropriate when he was on the island with Epstein. When asked about a potential Lutnick deposition, President Trump said last Friday that “Howard would go in and do whatever he has to say.” “He’s a very innocent guy — doing a good job,” Trump added. The White House told The Daily Wire last month that President Donald Trump remains confident in Lutnick’s ability to lead the Commerce Department. “President Trump has assembled the best and most transformative cabinet in modern history. The entire Trump administration, including Secretary Lutnick and the Department of Commerce, remains focused on delivering for the American people,” White House Spokesman Kush Desai said. Lutnick’s quick agreement to testify before the House Oversight Committee is a sharp contrast with the Clintons’ months-long fight with the committee as they fought subpoenas sent by Comer and did not show up for their scheduled deposition in January. The Clintons only agreed to testify after the House began contempt proceedings. House Democrats have also called for President Trump to testify before the Oversight Committee, arguing that Republicans “set a new precedent” when they subpoenaed the Clintons.

Democratic lawmakers are twisting the federal judiciary’s arm to restore a controversial climate science chapter that was recently removed from its flagship reference guide for judges, a move that comes amid broader scrutiny over the intersection of climate litigation, judicial education, and political advocacy. At stake is not merely a single chapter in a reference book, but the perception of neutrality in how federal judges are trained to evaluate complex scientific claims, particularly when those claims sit at the center of high-dollar, politically charged litigation campaigns still unfolding in courts across the country. According to reporting from Politico, a group of Senate Democrats led by Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter Friday urging the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to reinstate a deleted climate chapter from the latest edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The lawmakers argued that removing the chapter “sends a clear and chilling message that the federal judiciary is susceptible to partisan political pressure.” The FJC is the research and education wing of the judicial branch. It guides and trains federal judges, gives resources, publishes materials, and maintains resources on federal judicial history and procedures. The Reference Manual is widely used by federal judges as a guide to evaluating complex scientific and technical evidence. The now-removed climate section had drawn objections from a group of state attorneys general who argued that it adopted contested climate attribution methodologies and liability theories that mirror arguments currently being advanced in active climate lawsuits against energy companies. Critics contended that including such material in an official judicial reference guide risked lending institutional credibility to one side of ongoing litigation. The FJC has not publicly characterized the removal as politically motivated, but the timing followed the objections, prompting Democrats to frame the move as capitulation to outside pressure. Senator Wyden’s advocacy for restoring the chapter has also drawn attention because of his financial and public ties to a climate litigation attorney whose courtroom tactics have faced scrutiny. Federal Election Commission records show Wyden has received approximately $11,000 in campaign contributions from Roger Worthington, an Oregon-based attorney involved in climate liability cases. Worthington has been associated with legal strategies seeking to hold fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate-related damages. He has also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to democratic campaigns and causes in the reliably blue state over his career. Worthington’s litigation conduct has itself become a point of ethics concerns. As reported by National Review, a court filing alleged that Worthington introduced scientific studies in litigation that he had helped fund without disclosing his involvement, presenting them instead as independent research. During a hearing on the matter, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Benjamin Souede rebuked the lack of transparency, stating, “It is not acceptable to submit a declaration by an expert that is based in part on a reliance on a scientific article that plaintiff’s counsel helped to fund without pointing out to the Court that that is so.” The judge added that “no lawyer in the history of American jurisprudence thought it appropriate to submit an expert declaration relying on an article that the plaintiff’s lawyer helped buy.” Additional reporting noted that a draft of a climate liability study appeared on Worthington’s firm’s website prior to publication and was later cited in court filings. The draft contained a watermark reading “DO NOT DISTRIBUTE UNDER REVIEW” while the link was later removed, the archived version is accessible online to verify this. The motion cited in that reporting argued the circumstances suggested involvement beyond that of a neutral observer. As an attorney with a specialized background in climate litigation, Worthington has much to gain, as do other donors like him, from the reinstatement of the chapter. This dense web of donations, misdirection, and unethical behavior forms just a small part of the broader national backdrop to the dispute over the climate chapter’s inclusion in the Reference Manual. The core question now confronting the judiciary’s education wing is whether incorporating new, novel, and actively litigated climate liability theories into official guidance risks blurring the line between neutral scientific explanation and advocacy-aligned framing.

Jessa Duggar was just 11 years old when she first appeared on TLC with her family in 2004. A lot has changed in the last 22 years for the entire family, including Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child. She became Jessa Seewald in 2014, and she and her husband, Ben, now share six children. There was a time when Jessa lived nearly every moment of her life with a camera following her, but that’s no longer her style. Instead, she keeps things a bit more private. The proud mom recently shared a photo of her kids on Instagram, and fans can’t believe how grown-up they are. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessa Seewald (@jessaseewald) Jessa and Ben Seewald Have Four Sons and Two Daughters Jessa Seewald shared cute pics of Spurgeon,10, Henry, 8, Ivy, 6, Fern, 4, George, 2, and Edward, 7 months, having fun outside. “Perfect-weather evenings = family walks on the Razorback Greenway. Scooters for the kids, fresh air for us, and a two-year-old who definitely did not approve of the group pic,” Jessa joked. Fans could not believe how grown-up Jessa and Ben’s kids look. “Beautiful family! George resembles Henry (I think?) And how great is Edwards’ smile!! Awesome job, Jessa and Ben!” A fan shared. “Oh. my. gosh. What a sweet, sweet family y’all have created,” another person agreed. Of course, there are always a few people who have to make a comment about the size of a Duggar child’s family, but many appreciated seeing Jessa Seewald as a proud mom of six. “Beautiful family, Jessa! Big families are wonderful! I’m the youngest of 14!” Someone shared. Another noticed just how great the kids did. “Beautiful family. Nice to see good pictures,” a comment reads. “No sticking out tongues or making faces!” This story’s featured image is by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra.