Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months  —  President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.

South Florida Congresswoman Charged with Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds and Making Illegal Campaign Contributions  —  For Immediate Release  —  MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment charging Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants …

Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.

Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy  —  Unhappy with the economy.  Pain with prices.  Unsure about Trump administration policies.  It adds up to high disapproval among the president's loyal constituencies.  —  Here are six takeaways from the latest Fox News national survey.

Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey  —  CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring …

House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts  —  The House unanimously voted 426- Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their phone records unknowingly obtained …

Autism and Vaccines  —  KEY POINTS … Vaccines do not cause Autism*  —  Pursuant to the Data Quality Act (DQA), which requires federal agencies to ensure the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information they disseminate to the public, this webpage has been updated because the statement …

White House's Ukraine Peace Plan Draws Pushback  —  European officials expressed concerns about any proposal negotiated without Ukraine  —  European officials pushed back against a U.S. proposal for ending the Ukraine war, saying that Kyiv must approve any plan and that the conflict must not end with a Ukrainian capitulation.

Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment  —  Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could cripple the case.

Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney  —  Warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide.  Please proceed with caution.  —  A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged.

Family Affair: Commerce Secretary's Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy  —  Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects.  His family companies are profiting from them.  —  Kyle Lutnick, the 29-year-old scion of his family's real estate business, traveled in July to Amarillo, Texas …

Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work … “That's going to absolutely put pressure on whoever's [in power],” said Katherine Hempstead, senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health care-focused philanthropy.

Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes  —  The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.

Ethics Committee Opens Probe Into Rep. Cory Mills After Mace's Censure Push  —  The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Wednesday into a host of allegations against Rep. Cory Mills, following a push for censure by his Republican colleague, Rep. Nancy Mace.

In surprise shift, Democrats are ahead in redistricting fight  —  After early redistricting wins, Trump faces setbacks over maps for Texas, Indiana and other Republican-led states, frustrating his allies.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump's plan to shore up Republicans' House majority …

The Vibecession Deepens  —  My big discovery yesterday: I can't do serious thinking and writing when jet-lagged and very tired.  Whaddya know.  So just a brief post this morning, before a busy day here in [country and city redacted].  I'll be doing a full primer for Sunday but can't promise much before then.

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns  —  The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.