Through any number of controversies over the years, President Donald Trump’s modus operandi has been to never give an inch. Steve Bannon calls it Trump’s “fight club mentality,” and it’s certainly more pronounced in his more bare-knuckle second term.

Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., called on President Donald Trump to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein after he released 230,000 pages on her late father. The document release was a fulfillment of Trump’s executive order to declassify FBI reports on the assassination of King Jr.

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.

The Justice Department seeks to interview the disgraced financier’s jailed associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as calls for transparency into the matter persist.

La., arrives for an early morning strategy session with the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein,

The renewed focus on Ghislaine Maxwell comes amid persistent questions over President Trump’s years-long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.