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Also: In the email, Epstein called Trump a “dog that hasn’t barked.” The White House dismissed the emails, saying Trump had a falling-out with Epstein over his behavior. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) was finally sworn in to the House.
Trump officials met in the White House Situation Room Wednesday with Lauren Boebert about her push for the Epstein files.
Guiding the host into the Palm Room, which connects the front of the White House to the Rose Garden and West Colonnade, Trump said the area was designed by Kennedy, who was first lady between 1961 and 1963.
U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to sign the bill Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press conference.
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session.
President Trump met on Monday at the White House with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the White House said. The visit marked the first time a Syrian president has ever visited the White House and is viewed as a crucial first step in normalizing U.S.-Syria relations. The White House did not allow reporters and cameras access to the meeting.
The president is hosting some of the nation's top financiers for a White House dinner Wednesday as part of his effort to bring manufacturing back home.