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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans want to name the John F. Kennedy Center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump. Republicans included language that would designate the opera house at the center for the performing arts in Washington, DC, as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House” in an

By Casey Gannon and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the state declined to extend Alina Habba’s interim appointment. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s announcement came after the district court voted to elevate Desiree Leigh Grace, New

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House is increasing security funding and resources for lawmakers after a June attack on Minnesota state lawmakers reignited the long-standing question of how to best keep members and their families safe when they’re away from Washington. Members will have $20,000 to increase the security of their homes, up

By Haley Britzky and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 2,000 National Guard troops across multiple states are expected to be mobilized to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement at detention facilities, according to a US official and a source familiar with the planning. It’s unclear when the troops will be mobilized, though the US official

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Like most foreign leaders coming to visit President Donald Trump, the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will look to make a personal connection with his American counterpart on Tuesday as he seeks a new trade deal. For Marcos, the connection may be his mother. “How’s Imelda?” Trump asked the Philippine

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Alayna Treene and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is pulling the United States out of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO, a White House official told CNN. The move comes as the US president continues to pull the country out of international institutions and makes

By Shania Shelton, Annie Grayer and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein. “Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday. Ken Pagurek’s departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he does not plan to allow votes on any measures related to the Jeffrey Epstein case in the House’s final week in Washington before a weekslong recess, despite intense pressure from some of his own GOP members to

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed some of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign proposals in New York City as “nonsense,” saying the Democratic mayoral nominee would only serve one term if elected in November. Netanyahu appeared on “The Full Send Podcast” with the Nelk Boys Monday. During a wide-ranging

By John King, CNN (CNN) — Jaclyn Taylor and Lawrence Malinconico live on opposite sides of the Trump canyon that defines and divides American politics. “The amount of progress he has made over the first six months is unmatched,” said Taylor, a businesswoman in Iowa. She grades the first six months of President Donald Trump’s