- Hailey Fuchs and Meredith Lee Hill @ Politico: House approves Epstein files bill in near-unanimous vote
The legislation is now on track toward the desk of President Donald Trump, who spent months trying to kill it.
- Robert Faturechi and Avi Asher-Schapiro @ ProPublica: The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
- Corbin Bolies @ The Wrap: Matt Gaetz Producer Fired at OAN Over Antisemitic Posts
Vish Burra’s posts characterizing Jewish people as “vermin” were “highly offensive” and “antisemitic,” a source tells TheWrap.
- Khaya Himmelman @ Talking Points Memo: Federal Court Blocks Texas Map: ‘Substantial Evidence Shows That Texas Racially Gerrymandered the 2025 Map’
In yet another blow to the Trump administration’s ongoing redistricting pressure campaign, a federal court on Tuesday enjoined the use of Texas’ new map and ordered it to use its previous map for the 2026 election. In his ruling, District Judge Jeff Brown, who is a 2019 Trump appointee, said in his ruling that the map is racially gerrymandered.
- Hafiz Rashid @ The New Republic: “Quiet Piggy”: Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Asking About Epstein
Donald Trump is clearly still pissed about the attention on Jeffrey Epstein, even if he’s pretending he’s fine with the vote in Congress.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: White House Defends Trump Calling a Reporter ‘Piggy’: ‘Have to Be Able to Take’ It
The White House on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump for calling a reporter “piggy” onboard Air Force One over the weekend after the journalist asked a pointed question about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
