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White House's ominous threat to GOP lawmakers backing Epstein probe seen as an 'admission'

The White House issued an ominous threat Tuesday to GOP lawmakers considering backing a measure to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, according to NOTUS reporter Daniella Diaz.

On Tuesday, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee released 33,000 files on Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in 2019 awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, and is alleged to have led a blackmail operation targeting powerful figures. The release, however, was met with disappointment from critics across the political spectrum, many of whom noted that a vast majority of the files were either redacted or already made public.

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'Republicans risk losing control' as MAGA splinters over lingering Epstein case: report

Republicans face a major test of MAGA's loyalty as they return to Congress with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal remaining in the news cycle.

President Donald Trump's hardcore supporters have splintered over the government's handling of the files on the late sex offender, which had long been the topic of right-wing conspiracy theories, and three key witnesses are expected to testify over the next month about the case, reported Axios.

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'Broken-brained SOB': Conservatives complain about those who are 'wishcasting' Trump death

A pair of conservative commentators complained about online speculation that President Donald Trump might be shuffling off this mortal coil.

The president made no public appearances for days last week, setting off social media speculation over the weekend that the 79-year-old Trump might have died or was possibly suffering from a serious health condition, and a "CNN News Central" host asked conservative commentator Scott Jennings to comment on the conspiracy theories.

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White House's Leavitt to coach GOP lawmakers 'sputtering' to sell Trump's megabill: report

On the heels of Donald Trump admitting that using “One Big Beautiful Bill” to describe the megabill the GOP majority forced through Congress is falling flat with voters, the White House will hold meetings with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday for a rebranding session hosted by press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

According to a report from Politico’s Meredith Lee Hill and Rachael Bade, efforts by GOP lawmakers to convince attendees at town halls about the benefits of the unpopular bill are "sputtering," so the White House is being forced to step in.

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'Trump is panicking': President said to be fretting over Epstein event as his health fails

Donald Trump is "panicking" as his health falls into disrepair and he prepares to watch Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out on Wednesday, according to the president's former insider.

Ex-Trump associate Lev Parnas late on Tuesday published an article called, "Trump Is Panicking —Tomorrow Could Break Him," in which he argues that Trump's "health is failing, his lies are collapsing, and survivors are ready to speak truth to power."

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'This is big': GOP accused of helping Trump 'steal' key power from Congress

President Donald Trump has been trying to rob Congress of its centuries-old powers of the purse, according to legal challenges filed by Democrats against the administration, and that fight will intensify as the executive and legislative branches try to avert a government shutdown.

The administration complicated spending talks by proposing to cancel $4.9 billion of foreign aid using a “pocket rescission” that Democrats and the top Republican Senate appropriator have said is illegal, and congressional Democrats have added that figure to the estimated $425 billion that lawmakers have approved but the president and his officials want to claw back, reported CNN.

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'More like an audition': MSNBC legal analyst raises alarm over judge's pro-Trump dissent

Reacting to one of Donald Trump’s latest legal setbacks, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin explained on Wednesday morning that the sole dissent in an immigration case supporting Donald Trump is “just as important” as the ruling itself because of what it portends for the future.

Late Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) could not be applied in the case of the Venezuelan immigrants the president wants to deport because it found no evidence of an “invasion or predatory incursion” by a foreign power.

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'No invasion': Court deals major blow to Trump's deportation plans in new ruling

President Donald Trump faced a major legal setback late Tuesday night after a federal appeals court rejected the White House’s use of an 18th-century law to speed up deportations of Venezuelan nationals.

In its efforts to swiftly deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of international crime syndicates, the Trump administration has invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which allows for the swift deportation of citizens of a hostile nation the United States is at war with. Trump has routinely justified mass deportations that deny migrants due process under the guise of the United States being subjected to an “invasion.”

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'He wobbles': Trump biographer says insiders worry president 'lost a step' as health sinks

One of President Donald Trump's biographers said on Tuesday that people inside the West Wing know the president has "lost a step or two," as the administration seeks to bat down negative comments about the president's health.

Michael Wolff, who has written four books on Trump, discussed Trump's health and the way the administration has discussed it in the media on a new episode of The Daily Beast's podcast, "Inside Trump's Head." Wolff argued that Trump has not faced the same criticism for his health as his predecessor, Joe Biden, even though the signs of Trump's ill health continue to pile up.

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Van Jones warns Trump's latest move pointed a 'dagger' at the 'heart of the West'

President Donald Trump's lack of action toward some global strongmen has created a situation where a dagger is pointed "at the heart of the West," according to one analyst.

Van Jones, a former White House advisor in the Obama administration, joined CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" to discuss a meeting held on Tuesday between the leaders of Russia, India, and China. Jones warned that the meeting should concern every American, and that Trump's praise of the leaders could become historically significant.

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'Truly startling': Judge chides Trump administration's errors that put 'everyone' at risk

WASHINGTON — A pair of federal court rulings over the Labor Day weekend invalidated aggressive actions the Trump administration had taken on immigration enforcement.

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered an unknown number of planes carrying unaccompanied Guatemalan children temporarily halted on Sunday, two days after Judge Jia Cobb struck down a policy used to bypass judicial review in quick removals of migrants far from the southern border. Both judges are of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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Trump careening toward an 'ugly showdown' in Chicago after latest threat: WSJ

President Donald Trump's threat to send federal troops to Chicago to address local crime could create an "ugly showdown" between federal and state lawmakers, according to a new editorial.

On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board published an op-ed arguing that Trump's threat to send troops to Chicago could be a "risky escalation" in his fight against crime. The editorial contends that Trump appears to be winning the fight with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., as they're applauding the move.

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Trump's 'crusade to rehabilitate the Confederacy' has backfired: conservative analyst

President Donald Trump appears to face a demographics problem as the 2026 midterm election nears, and one analyst thinks his "crusade to rehabilitate the Confederacy" could make matters worse.

Stuart Stevens, an advisor to the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, joined The Bulwark's Tim Miller on the "Bulwark Super Speed" podcast on Tuesday to discuss the issue Trump is having with recruiting new voters to the Republican Party. Trump has previously touted gains he made among Black and Hispanic voters as evidence of his ability to grow the party. Stevens suggested those voters may be tiring of Trump's policies, some of which appear racist.

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