Donald Trump’s bid to smother the uproar over accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein shows that he’s already achieved one goal his critics most feared from his second presidency.

Critics say President Donald Trump is working to change the conversation from the Jeffrey Epstein files as the administration faces pushback for more transparency.

The speaker is sending lawmakers home early for a five-week recess as he fights a bipartisan effort to force the release of Epstein files that could implicate Trump.

Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump is under pressure from conspiracy-minded segments of his political base to release more about the Epstein case.

Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut the House down early for the summer on Wednesday to head off Democrats’ calls for votes for greater transparency into the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender who died in federal custody in 2019.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that Trump will be visiting Turnberry in Scotland, where he owns a hotel and golf course. The trip will also include a stop in Aberdeen, a northern Scottish town close to his other golf course, the Trump International Golf Links.

Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the baseless claims made by Donald Trump and his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard,