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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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,” …

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 …

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 …

Real Men Burn Stuff  —  The manosphere and the war on renewable energy  —  “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”  That famous 2011 quip from the venture capitalist Peter Thiel still resonates, even though Thiel himself has become a deeply malignant force in American politics.

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.

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 …

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.

How Harvard's Ties to China Helped Make It a White House Target  —  Harvard turned to international donors, including China, as one way to help save it from financial troubles.  That money is dwindling, but Republicans are questioning the relationship.  —  The Great Recession left Harvard University in a financial crisis.