Beijing sees Trump’s disruptive actions — his gutting of institutions of U.S. soft power, his launching of trade wars, his steady eroding of trust in the U.S. alliance system — as acts of self-sabotage that need no Chinese prompting. Better for now, as Gen Z would say, to let him cook.

The House is going on August recess one day early, avoiding a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) joins Alex Witt to react to President Trump “doing backflips” and everything he can to change the topic.

The turmoil in Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein probe isn't going away anytime soon after the House Speaker ended the legislative session early before the August break.

Republican strategists are cautioning that the controversy surrounding the 'Epstein Files' will continue to plague the party and incite voter anger even during the upcoming congressional break. This warning comes as the issue,

The White House said that Republicans remain behind the President, despite criticism from some Trump supporters over the handling of the DOJ files of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, former President Biden’s son Hunter blamed Ambien for his father’s disastrous debate performance.

Intense clashing over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files has influenced betting markets about who could leave the Trump administration in 2025.

Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial in 2019. His alleged accomplice and sometimes girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite, was later charged and convicted of sex trafficking in 2020. Bondi has said her office will meet with Maxwell to get to the bottom of the alleged scheme between Epstein and her.

President Trump and his allies are desperate to move past the Jeffrey Epstein controversy — but their own words and actions are having the opposite effect. Trump’s decision to sue The Wall