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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” against President Donald Trump; the Senate passes a $901 billion defense bill that pushes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with boat strike videos; and the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC.

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Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives for a closed-door interview with House Republicans at Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview on Wednesday that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donald Trump had criminally conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press. Read more.

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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international waters near Venezuela. Read more.

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Read more.

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