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Jack Smith Faces Republican Fire Over Trump Prosecutions Former U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith appeared before a Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, defending his investigations into Donald Trump. Smith claimed Trump sought ways to remain in power after his 2020 election defeat, prompting the prosecutions that were eventually dropped following Trump's 2024 presidential victory.Smith addressed criticism from Republican lawmakers who alleged bias and politicization of his investigations. They focused on Smith's gathering of limited phone records from Republican figures, calling it an overreach. However, Smith argued these records were crucial to explore Trump's efforts to influence Republican lawmakers.Despite political pressure, Democrats on the panel praised Smith as an apolitical prosecutor upholding the law. Representative Jamie Raskin emphasized that Smith's actions were based solely on the evidence, reaffirming the integrity of his controversial prosecutions.

U.S. Backs Iraq's Efforts to Detain ISIS Members Amid Regional Instability U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that Washington is in favor of Iraq's efforts to securely detain members of the Islamic State. This act comes in response to the recent instability in northeast Syria due to the sudden retreat of Kurdish forces.Rubio highlighted the United States' urging of other nations to take responsibility for their citizens currently detained in Iraqi facilities. Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council has also signaled its intent to begin legal actions against these detainees, following the U.S. military's transfer of 150 suspects to Iraqi custody.The U.S. military has plans that could involve moving up to 7,000 detainees from Syria. As Kurdish forces rapidly exit, the United Nations has stepped in to manage Syria's camps housing women and children linked to ISIS, highlighting an urgent need for international cooperation to prevent an ISIS resurgence.

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