{
  "id": 7643287,
  "title": "House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein deposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/house-oversight-votes-to-hold-leon-black-in-contempt-over-epstein",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:50:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6091659-leon-black-congress-contempt/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday in a unanimous bipartisan vote held Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for the deposition related to his ties to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers have sought to question Black, who co-founded Apollo Global Management, about payments he made to Epstein totaling millions...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "House panel recommends holding Leon Black in contempt in Epstein probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/house-panel-recommends-holding-leon-black-in-contempt-in-epstein-probe",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:33:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "House committee recommends Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress over Epstein inquiry subpoenas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/house-committee-recommends-leon-black-be-held-in-contempt-of-congress",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:50:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}