Thursday Briefing: Trump and the Epstein Files; ICE’s Ankle Monitor Plans; Bryan Kohberger; Candace Owens; and More

Tumult over Epstein files dogs Trump, derails business on Capitol Hill

The Federal Corrections Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, photographed on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of the late financier and Florida sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year sentence at the low-security prison for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse girls. (Photo by Christine Sexton/Florida Phoenix)WASHINGTON — The fallout over President Donald Trump’s handling of financier and Florida sex …

Thursday briefing: Trump and the Epstein files; ICE’s ankle monitor plans; Bryan Kohberger; Candace Owens; and more

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Watch Mike Johnson try to show he’s totally not scared of the Epstein files

House Speaker Mike Johnson seems rather anxious in defending his decision to block any votes related to the Epstein files scandal before the chamber departs for its summer break. On Wednesday, ...