As President Donald Trump tries to quell an uproar within his base over his handling of the Epstein files, he’s using a tactic – diversion – that has bailed him out of difficult spots before. But this time,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday deflected questions over the Justice Department’s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence.

The Trump administration has recently focused on a slew of issues not related to Epstein, from civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, to the names of sports teams in Washington an

The House is leaving Washington early as Republicans clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Epstein as some Republicans push for a vote on the matter.