Exclusive: DOJ, FBI conclude Epstein had no “client list,” committed suicide … - The administration is releasing a video — in both raw and “enhanced” versions — that it says indicates no one entered the area of the Manhattan prison where Epstein was held the night he died in 2019.

Times pushed ahead to avoid being scooped on Mamdani Columbia story  —  The Scoop  —  The afternoon before a long holiday weekend isn't always the best time to drop a major scoop.  But the New York Times did not want to wait to publish its story about Zohran Mamdani's application …

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year  —  A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.

7/7/25 ☀️ AM: … The Senate returns Tuesday, the House is out of session until July 14.  President Donald Trump is back in D.C. Trump said he'll likely visit disaster-stricken Texas on Friday. … The horrific tragedy in Texas continues to unfold.  The death toll is more than 80, including 28 children.

Tesla shares drop 7% in premarket trading after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party … Tesla shares fell in premarket trade on Monday after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to form a new political party.  —  The stock was down 7.13% by 4:27 a.m. E.T.

Playbook: Why Biden wanted the CNN debate  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Biden bombshell: Here's one for the history books.  This morning, Playbook readers can read the actual six-page memo …

Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears  —  The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses this week for making trade deals.  —  President Trump is set to rekindle economic pressure on America's trading partners this week …

The Frightening Dream House of Zoran Mamdani … After his first-place win in the New York City mayoral primaries, Zoran Mamdani is furiously denying everything that he once glibly thought was cutting-edge and cool.  —  So, like a good postmodern relativist, Mamdani now claims he didn't really mean …

The Progressive Paucity Agenda—From Mamdani in New York to California  —  Forget the chatter about ‘abundance.’ The left hopes to solidify control of cities by driving the middle class out.  —  Not that long ago, the “abundance” agenda was all the rage among liberal elites.

Trump bill's health effects won't be felt until after midterms  —  President Trump's tax and spending bill sets in motion nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and other health policy changes that could loom over the midterm elections.  — But the real effects likely won't be felt until well after the ballots are cast.

From Food Aid to Dog Chow?  How Trump's Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers. … Wheat grows so prodigiously here on the Kansas high plains that in 1953 the surplus birthed one of the Cold War's big ideas: Food for Peace, a federal government program that delivered the excess bounty to a hungry postwar world.

In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper  —  The court's rules require many litigants to submit 40 copies of their briefs, resulting in millions of pages printed each term.  Critics call the process outdated and wasteful.  —  In his year-end report in 2023 …

Trump's $5 million ‘gold card’ visa might never happen  —  The president and his aides have exaggerated the likelihood that such a program can be legally implemented and have made no effort to introduce legislation that would be needed.  —  Summary0  —  Over the past four months …

Potential 2028 GOP contenders already making moves … Now several ambitious Republicans are signaling they see an opening to offer themselves to primary voters as the future of the party.  — “Everyone knows Trump has one term left, and I would say its a wide-open opportunity,” …

Zelenskiy Spoke With Trump on Replacing Kyiv's Envoy to US  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed replacing the current ambassador to the US during his phone call with President Donald Trump on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller  —  Stephen Miller was livid.  It was a couple of months after Donald Trump's inauguration, and Mr. Miller, a senior White House adviser, believed that the federal government was not doing nearly enough to stem …

Israel Is Fast Alienating the Democratic Base  —  To grasp the significance of Zohran Mamdani's shocking victory in last month's Democratic primary for mayor of New York, it's worth recalling another upset, which took place 11 years ago and some 300 miles to the south, in a Republican …