Kathy Ruemmler, the influential Chief Legal Officer of Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel under Barack Obama, has stepped down after newly disclosed Justice Department files revealed years of private email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents show communication between 2014 and 2019, including messages in which Epstein was referred to in strikingly personal terms, “Uncle Jeffrey” and even an “older brother.” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon accepted her resignation, praising her contributions but acknowledging the growing controversy. Ruemmler stated that the escalating media attention had become a distraction and that stepping aside was in the firm’s best interest. WATCH 

White House summit between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended not with a breakthrough, but with visible friction and unanswered questions. After a three-hour closed-door meeting in Washington, Trump emerged without announcing any joint strategy on Iran. While he publicly described the February 11 discussions as “very good,” he admitted there was no concrete agreement on aligning U.S.-Israeli policy toward Tehran. Instead, Trump reinforced that negotiations with Iran must continue, signaling clearly that diplomacy not immediate military escalation, remains Washington’s priority. WATCH