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President Donald Trump “would not recommend” a special prosecutor to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case

Trump ‘would not recommend’ special prosecutor to investigate Epstein case, White House says

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump “would not recommend” a special prosecutor to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday — despite some GOP calls to do so. “The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels,” Leavitt told

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The US House on Thursday passed major bipartisan legislation that aims to regulate a type of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins

House sends first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency legislation to Trump’s desk after conservative revolt briefly delayed it

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Thursday passed major bipartisan legislation that aims to regulate a type of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins, sending the bill to the president’s desk for his signature. Lawmakers gave final approval to the GENIUS Act, a first-of-its kind crypto regulatory legislation, in a

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President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling.

Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was examined for swelling in his legs and has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced Thursday. Trump, 79, underwent a “comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies” with the White House Medical Unit, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, reading a note from the

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Emil Bove

5 things to know for July 18: DOGE cuts, Emil Bove, Police violence, Trump and Epstein, Stephen Colbert

CNN Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration has ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth. Previously, people who called 988 for help could “press 3” to reach counselors specifically trained to respond to the needs of this community. Since it launched in 2022, the specialized service has received nearly 1.5

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Maurene Comey, fired by Trump DOJ, says ‘fear is the tool of the tyrant’ in memo to her former colleagues

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, told her former colleagues in an email that her sudden firing should “fuel the fire” of their work fighting abuses of power. Comey, who worked on the Jeffrey Epstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs criminal cases,

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Emil Bove

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advance nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as Democrats walk out

By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, to a federal judgeship, over the loud protests of Democrats. The vote — in which all 12 Republican committee members voted to move Bove’s nomination forward — occurred as

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