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  "title": "House votes to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-votes-to-hold-billionaire-leon-black-in-contempt-of-congress",
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  "published": "2026-09-16T19:12:33.000Z",
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  "summary": "The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee's subpoenas in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.",
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        "title": "House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "House moves to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein interview",
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        "title": "US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on",
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        "title": "House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress",
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