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As tensions over the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein probe continue to roil Republican House leadership, a group of GOP lawmakers are holding firm in demanding the release of files on the disgraced financier, a push one Democratic lawmaker on Saturday called “the getaway” for a major Republican break from President Donald Trump.

“With the Epstein files, we're talking about a group of Republicans who actually take sexual violence seriously,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) during an appearance Saturday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.”

President Donald Trump's physical results were released on Friday night, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt boasting that he is in excellent health and his heart is functionally 14 years younger than his biological age.

But the report also said Trump received a COVID booster vaccine — a detail not lost on people furious at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an infamous anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, who moved to restrict the categories of people for whom COVID vaccines are recommended.

President Donald Trump's newly released physical results from the White House sing the praises of his health and physical fitness, and claim that he, in fact, has the heart of a man in his mid-60s, rather than late 70s.

"President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center," stated White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the release. "The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness."

CNN anchor Erin Burnett was floored Friday night watching MAGA revolt against President Donald Trump, who earned "fierce backlash" after his administration announced the United States approved Qatar's construction of an Air Force facility in Idaho.

Qatar can host F-15 fighter jets under the deal and conduct joint training exercises with American troops.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board shredded President Donald Trump on Friday over his administration's move to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump's newly-appointed Eastern Virginia prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, is charging James with bank fraud, over highly partisan allegations by Trump's housing finance chief, Bill Pulte, that James defrauded mortgage lenders by declaring multiple primary residences. James has denied these allegations, and a review of records shows evidence that she, in fact, told her lender that one residence would not be primary. Meanwhile, the case was advanced so abruptly that even Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly wasn't aware it was happening.

Thousands of federal workers were hit by layoffs on Friday as the government shutdown entered its 10th day, according to newly released court filings.

More than 4,100 positions will be axed, the government told a court Friday night, according to The Washington Post. The number comes after White House budget director Russell Vought posted on X earlier in the day, “The RIFs have begun,” using an acronym for reductions in force.

President Donald Trump triggered an online political firestorm Friday afternoon with his remarkable claim that every time he sees Portland, Oregon, it's "burning down."

Trump addressed reporters from the Oval Office with some Cabinet members at his side, including Robert F. Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) added her name to Republicans who aren't happy with the move from President Donald Trump's administration to issue mass layoffs to huge swaths of federal workers.

On Friday, Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought announced via social media that "RIFs," or reduction in force, were going out to federal employees across departments. Reporters have now confirmed the layoffs are happening at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, and more, said Government Executive.

White House correspondent Andrew Egger tells The Bulwark that one of the most insidious things about Donald Trump’s decade-long turn atop our politics is the way “we seem to be losing some of our inability even to feel the shock.”

“You could see this in some of the early reactions last night to the news of Letitia James’s indictment on two counts of mortgage fraud,” said Egger. “The New York attorney general has been near the top of Trump’s enemies list for a while, and literally nobody … seems to be trying to argue that this indictment isn’t an act of naked political retribution.”

The stock markets fell on Friday after President Donald Trump "spooked markets" when he took to Truth Social to threaten more tariffs, according to a report.

The New York Times reported that the S&P 500 fell 2.7%, which is the worst in the past six months. The same thing happened with the Nasdaq Composite, which had the worst tumble since the announcement of the Trump tariffs in April.

President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account on Friday evening to vent fury over China's trade practices — and announce a retaliatory tariff that markets have feared.

This follows a previous rant earlier in the day on the same topic, as China condemns retaliatory port fees for U.S. ships.

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli might occasionally mention President Donald Trump, but he certainly doesn't have the president doing one of his signature campaign rallies to aid in the campaign.

Ciattarelli might be having a MAGA rally, but the most significant MAGA influencer won't be there, Politico reported Friday.