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The U.S. House voted to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he defied subpoenas issued by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Black has separately sued the committee seeking to block the subpoenas. The standoff marks an escalation in the long-running probe into Epstein's financial network and associates, with Black's legal challenge setting up a court fight over the scope of congressional subpoena power even as the House presses ahead with contempt proceedings.