Meantime, another member of Trump's cabinet has agreed to face questions on a separate issue.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik will voluntarily testify in the House Oversight Committee's

investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

That's according to the committee's chairman, though no date has been set.

Lutnik told Axios, quote, I look forward to appearing before the committee.

I have done nothing wrong and I want to set the record straight. He used to be Epstein's neighbor

in Manhattan and has admitted to visiting Epstein's private island back in 2012. Lutnik has not

been accused of any wrongdoing. The 26 midterm elections officially kicked off today with voters

heading to the polls in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas. In Texas, the most expensive

Senate primary in state history has Republican incumbent John Cornyn fighting for his political

survival in a three-way race that could force a runoff, while the Democratic race pits state rep

James Telerico against Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. In North Carolina, voters are selecting

nominees to run to replace retiring Republican Senator Tom Tillis in November. And Republican voters

in reliably red Arkansas are likely to renominate Senator Tom Cotton and Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders as the party's candidates. In Georgia, the father of an alleged school shooter

was himself found guilty of second-degree murder today. Count two, cruelty to children in a second

degree we, the jury find a defendant guilty.

It took a jury less than two hours to find Colin Gray guilty of all 29 charges against him.

Gray gave his then 14-year-old son the gun he allegedly used to kill two students and two teachers at Appalachie High School in 2024.

Prosecutors say he did so despite sufficient warning that his son would harm other people.

Gray joins a growing number of parents who've been prosecuted for the actions of their children.

He'll be sentenced at a later date and faces a maximum of 180 years in prison.

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