In an statement shared with Newsweek, the White House denied that an encounter described by Farmer took place.

House Speaker Mike Johnson just made clear that the lower chamber wouldn’t budge on the Jeffrey Epstein case until at least September.

Through any number of controversies over the years, President Donald Trump’s modus operandi has been to never give an inch. Steve Bannon calls it Trump’s “fight club mentality,” and it’s certainly more pronounced in his more bare-knuckle second term.

Remember last week when the House speaker pushed for transparency on Jeffrey Epstein materials? Six days later, he appears to have reversed course.

His immigration policies and his megabill aren’t polling well, and he’s already getting the lowest job approval numbers of his second term.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that Trump will be visiting Turnberry in Scotland, where he owns a hotel and golf course. The trip will also include a stop in Aberdeen, a northern Scottish town close to his other golf course, the Trump International Golf Links.

The government’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has roiled the president’s closed supporters for weeks.

Amid GOP conflict over how to handle the release of information related to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump is working to shift the spotlight.