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    President Trump says he doesn't understand interest in Epstein case

    President Trump expressed bewilderment at interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case as MAGA voices press for the full release of more files.

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    Trump says any 'credible' Epstein files should be released

    Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Justice Department should release all "credible" information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case.

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    US President Donald Trump, alongside White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters on his way to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 15, 2025, in Washington © Jim WATSON / AFP

    It’s No Bluff: The Tariff Rate Is Soaring Under Trump

    The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.

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    Musk announces creation of new party

    The billionaire has vowed to give “freedom” back to the people and accused the US elites of “bankrupting” the nation

    FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk. © Global Look Press / CNP / AdMedia

    Five major policies to know from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extending 2017 tax cuts while creating new deductions for tipped income and capital investments

    The act makes full tax expensing permanent for capital investments and factories. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

    Congress delivers Trump signature victory with megabill's passage

    The legislation extends vast tax cuts from Donald Trump’s first administration, paid for in part by steep cuts to Medicaid and other social welfare programmes © via Reuters

    Trump urges Supreme Court to let him fire members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

    US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

    Bush and Obama fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day

    Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama Getty Images

    Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for civil offenses

    A naturalization ceremony on 9 February 2021 in New York, New York. Photograph: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

    Trump, lawmakers react after 'big, beautiful bill' clears Senate hurdle

    Trump praises Republican 'patriots' who helped advance legislation to balance budget

    Trump praised the vote as a "great victory" and said he was proud of Senate Republicans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

    Top court ruling expands Trump's power - and he intends to use it

     

    It handed a significant victory to Donald Trump - and future American presidents.

    Getty Images / The Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship to go into effect

    Trump faces bipartisan pushback to Iran strike as some question his war powers

    Some lawmakers argue Trump's strike against Iran was unconstitutional.

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    Ominous moment proof everything’s changed

    No matter your opinion of the man, Trump was very different as he strode out to deliver the most consequential statement of his career.

    Donald Trump has never been one for following the script. (Photo by Carlos Barria / POOL / AFP)

    Stephen Miller’s Fingerprints Are on Everything in Trump’s Second Term

    The deputy chief of staff has played an outsize role in immigration—and amassed more power than almost anyone else at the White House

    Stephen Miller spoke at an April event in Warren, Mich., marking President Trump’s first 100 days in office. PHOTO: JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

    A newcomer to Trump’s orbit falls out of favor with the president

    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNN/Getty

    Democrats are frustrated with Fetterman’s critiques but say there isn’t much they can do

    photo illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Images

    Police identify suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses

    Suspect allegedly posed as a police officer during attacks that left one lawmaker dead, another injured

    A Brooklyn Park police officer speaks with the driver of a vehicle entering a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. ( Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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