Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight. The Justice Department and the U.S. attorney leading the case against former FBI director James Comey faced heightened scrutiny for their handling of the indictment.

President Trump fosters public and private investment between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, including a rare earth's deal to counter China.

And state bans on abortion pills give rise to underground networks.

Because I have daughters, because I have friends, because I have loved ones that I want to see safe,

and I know I cannot wait on a system

that does not and has not care for us.

Welcome to the News Hour.

President Trump is expected to sign a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Senate forwarded the measure to the White House today only days after Mr. Trump withdrew his opposition.

Attorney General Pam Bondi today sidestepped questions about releasing the documents saying only that she would follow the law.

We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims.

In more fallout related to the Epstein case, former Treasury Secretary

Larry Summers resigned from the board of directors at OpenAI, days after Congress released

documents that showed Summers shared a close relationship with Epstein. The DOJ meantime is

facing more scrutiny over the handling of its case against former FBI director James Comey.

I spoke earlier about both developments with Josh Gerstein, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico.

Josh Gerstein, welcome back to the News Hour.

Good to be with you.

So to refresh memories, James Comey is accused of lying during a 2020 congressional hearing about whether he

authorized leaks to the press. He is pleaded not guilty. But today, Lindsay Halligan, President Trump's

hand-picked U.S. attorney, admitted the full grand jury didn't see the final indictment handed up

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