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MAGA splits on how to handle Epstein email fallout

Plus, why we're all reading into JD Vance and Erika Kirk

The news, in brief …

  • “Not going to work”: Megyn Kelly tries to downplay Epstein emails

    The podcaster admitted that the emails from Epstein "sound bad” for Trump. Read more.

  • Underage girl at center of Gaetz probe began sex work to pay for braces: report

    Details about the minor whose allegations derailed Gaetz's career were shared by the New York Times. Read more.

  • Emails: Jeffrey Epstein offered to give Russia “insight” into Trump

    A slew of emails released by the House shows Epstein keeping close tabs on the president. Read more.

  • Starbucks workers strike on “Red Cup Day”

    Thousands of Starbucks employees have organized to strike on one of the coffee giant's biggest days. Read more.

  • “Gonna vote for it”: Republicans break ranks to vote on Epstein files bill

    Republican defectors accuse President Donald Trump of pressuring them to "vote the wrong way." Read more.

  • Justice Department sues to block California’s new congressional map

    Pam Bondi said the map would create "one-party rule." Read more.

  • “Permanently impaired”: Trump administration won’t release economic data for October

    White House says October jobs and inflation reports can’t be verified; critics accuse Trump of a cover-up. Read more.

Make me smarter …

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Texas Democrats have the last laugh over MAGA gerrymandering

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