The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

Republicans are furious with the attorney general’s handling of the Epstein files, which has consumed Washington for weeks.

Trump is trying to divert attention from the Epstein conspiracy theory with a new-and-improved one about Barack Obama and treason.

One of the reasons Donald Trump cannot manage to deny or deflect attention over the Epstein investigation is that the case centers on “what the MAGA base is about, which is powerful people doing things behind closed doors,” Eugene Daniels, a senior Washington correspondent at MSNBC, argued last night.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, one of the loudest voices calling for release of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal file, grapples with how much can be public.

Epstein-related protests have been reported in Scotland, including a sign appearing outside his Aberdeenshire golf course saying "twinned with Epstein Island."

Donald Trump is trying to divert attention from the Epstein scandal. He suggests giving Americans rebate checks. The money would come from higher tariff revenue. This announcement comes as his ties to Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny.

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As Congress heads into August, conflicts and scandals are poised to derail a seemingly quiet end to the summer in Washington, with the investigations into and debates about former President Joe Biden's mental decline,

White House aides have made it clear that no one in the administration is allowed to talk about Epstein without high-level vetting as Trump attempts to change the subject.

House Democrats are requesting a copy of the alleged "birthday book" compiled for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday.