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Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York, marks the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress, setting a precedent Democrats say will apply to President Donald Trump. It comes a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat for her own deposition. Meanwhile Trump is traveling to Texas to talk about energy and the economy. All three candidates in the red-hot Senate Republican primary are expected to join him just days before the election.

President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means. Trump told reporters on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is speaking with Cuban leaders at a “very high level,” but the White House offered no further details. Trump suggested that Cuba is facing economic collapse. His comments come as Cuba says it is communicating with U.S. officials after a deadly shooting involving a Florida-registered speedboat in waters off the island. Rubio has said that investigators are looking into it.