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Speaker Johnson refuses to allow Epstein vote as House set to recess early
Many of President Trump’s supporters have been outraged at how his administration has reneged on promises to publicly release a full accounting of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden joins chorus in calling for release of Epstein documents
Wyden urges a ‘follow the money’ approach around the disgraced financier. “The Trump administration may be closing the books on Epstein’s sex trafficking, but I am not ready to give up. Far from it,” the Oregon senator said in a statement earlier this week.
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Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal
A federal judge has restored a Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission, ruling that President Donald Trump illegally fired her earlier this year in his efforts to exert control over independent agencies across the government.

Trump threatens to sue ‘Wall Street Journal’ over article about his Epstein ties
President Trump's also called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last.

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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades. That's according to emails obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump administration order requires interior secretary to sign off on all wind and solar projects
All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. That's according to a new order that authorizes Burgum to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rights-of-way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions.

Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no
The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.

House nears vote on cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The House could vote on final passage of the Trump administration's rescission package, which claws back $9 billion in funds allocated for public media and foreign aid, as early as Thursday evening.

RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump officials are signaling their interest in approving psychedelic drugs for hard-to-treat mental health conditions. It's a goal long sought by proponents of the illegal drugs.