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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that President Donald Trump would push for his government to cancel all contracts with Elon Musk's xAI company.

During a Wednesday White House briefing, Leavitt was asked if Trump supported "federal agencies contracting with Elon Musk's AI company."

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard avoided mention of President Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein scandal while suggesting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had "psycho-emotional problems" and used "heavy tranquilizers."

During a White House briefing on Wednesday, Gabbard shared a declassified report from House Republicans about whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scrambled to deny reports that he was adjourning the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent a vote on releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Yesterday, some of you may have seen a false headline in the New York Times, and the headline was terribly misleading," Johnson said on Wednesday. "It said, 'House Republicans are adjourning until September to avoid a vote on releasing Epstein materials.' I just want you to know, and everybody here knows, that's an outright lie."

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) scolded acting FEMA director David Richardson for being "nowhere near Texas" in the days after a flood killed scores of people.

During a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Wednesday, Stanton noted that Richardson had a duty under the law "to act proactively and not to wait for a request from Governor Abbott to pre-position resources."

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) fled the stage after pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted an event with members of Congress.

While appearing at an Axios event on Wednesday, Hawley was interrupted by protesters angry over his support for Israel.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was "not sure" if President Donald Trump or anyone in his administration communicated with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) before a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents was scuttled by canceling the final day of Congress before summer break.

Although the House was scheduled to hold votes on Thursday, Johnson moved to cut the week short as many members indicated that they would push to force the Trump administration to release files on the convicted sex offender.

President Donald Trump insisted that he was not aware of the Department of Justice's effort to speak to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Amid the fallout from the Trump administration's decision not to release additional Epstein files, the president was asked on Tuesday if he urged Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to meet with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex offenses.

A fan of President Donald Trump told C-SPAN that she wasn't concerned about the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein because it was "human nature" to molest children.

During Tuesday's Washington Journal program, host John McArdle opened the phone lines to ask Republicans if they wanted to see more Epstein files released.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel were to blame for refusing to release additional files on Jeffrey Epstein.

While speaking to reporters Monday, Leavitt was asked why President Donald Trump had not "just ordered the FBI to release the full Epstein files."

Pro-MAGA host Jack Posobiec argued that backlash against a CEO who was caught having an affair at a Coldplay concert was an attack on "straight white" people.

During an interview with Human Events editor Kenny Cody on Monday, Posobiec likened the ousting of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron to the plans of Democratic candidates.

Right-wing host Alex Jones got in a shouting match with a viewer minutes after the conspiracy theorist said he tended to believe President Donald Trump's excuse for not releasing files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

"You're a little Rachel Maddow, aren't you?" a caller named Matt told Jones on Monday. "It's the same thing."

Disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn suggested former President Barack Obama should face a "military trial" after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused him of a "treasonous conspiracy" to undermine Donald Trump's presidency.

"I think immediately, immediately, the Department of Justice should suspend or revoke the passports of every single person that was in the national security component of the Obama regime and probably Biden, starting with starting with Obama himself," Flynn told MAGA influencer Steve Bannon on Monday. "I mean, do not allow these people to abscond this from the United States of America because some of them, I guarantee, are contemplating it because of what has been exposed."

A reporter accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of "undercutting" promises to detain immigrants who were "the worst of the worst" by instead arresting non-criminals.

"We've seen, outside immigration court here in New York City, people still with pending green card claims, pending asylum claims are grabbed right outside of court," the reporter told Noem at a press conference on Monday. "So my question is this: I understand you're saying you're targeting mostly violent people. Are you not undercutting your own argument when you arrest those others?"