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President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen during an Oval Office meeting at the White House on July 16. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The …

US President President Donald Trump (L), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (2nd-R), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (2nd-L) tour a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida earlier this …

President Trump answering questions at the White House on July 11, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The Trump administration on Wednesday stepped up its …

President Trump gestures to the press at the end of a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House on July 22, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP hide caption toggle …

The Justice Department has asked Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a meeting as it looks to make new inroads into what had been a closed investigation.

President Trump says he was unaware of the latest developments in the Epstein backlash and pivots to his complaints about the Obama administration. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There’s a new development …

President of the National Urban League Marc Morial speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024, flanked by former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide …

Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey says the company will “expand our trademark Coca-Cola product range with U.S. cane sugar” to give Coke fans a new option. President Donald Trump …

Is President Trump’s tactic of distracting his base and the media away from the Jeffrey Epstein story working? NPR speaks with Puck News journalist Leigh Ann Caldwell.