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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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U.S. government moves toward releasing UFO and UAP records

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The House committee that held landmark UAP hearings featuring military witnesses and whistleblower testimony. - Conducted major UAP hearings in 2023 and 2024

For nearly eight decades, the United States government has investigated reports of unidentified objects in its airspace while keeping most of its findings classified. On February 19, 2026, President Donald Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other federal agency heads to begin identifying and releasing government files related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and extraterrestrial life — the broadest presidential directive on UFO transparency ever issued.

Updated Feb 20

Minnesota's open governor race

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Congressional committee investigating alleged fraud in Minnesota state programs and whistleblower retaliation. - Investigating Minnesota fraud allegations

Minnesota hasn't elected a Republican governor since 2006. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to keep it that way. On January 29, 2026, she announced her candidacy for governor, entering the race three weeks after Tim Walz abruptly dropped his bid for a third term amid a fraud scandal that prosecutors say could total $9 billion in stolen state funds. Early polling shows Klobuchar leading all potential Republican opponents by 14 to 20 percentage points. On February 4, Minnesota's precinct caucuses revealed the GOP primary landscape: House Speaker Lisa Demuth won decisively with 31.8% of the vote, followed by businessman Kendall Qualls at 25.2% and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell at 17.6%. Hours after Klobuchar's January 29 announcement, Border Czar Tom Homan signaled the federal government may reduce its immigration enforcement presence in Minnesota if state officials cooperate—a development that could reshape the campaign's central tension.

Updated Feb 5

House advances contempt charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton

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The principal investigative committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, with jurisdiction over government operations and oversight. - Leading Epstein investigation

No former president has ever been held in criminal contempt of Congress. That changed procedurally on January 21, 2026, when the House Oversight Committee voted 34-8 to advance a contempt resolution against Bill Clinton—with nine Democrats crossing party lines to support it. A companion resolution targeting Hillary Clinton passed 28-15, with three Democratic votes.

Updated Jan 21