Beijing sees Trump’s disruptive actions — his gutting of institutions of U.S. soft power, his launching of trade wars, his steady eroding of trust in the U.S. alliance system — as acts of self-sabotage that need no Chinese prompting. Better for now, as Gen Z would say, to let him cook.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) was unflinching in his advice to the Trump administration about the Epstein scandal, urging them to "release the damn files" and warning it was going to be an issue all the way through the midterm elections.

The speaker had said he wanted full transparency, but now he’s shut down the House to spare Trump from such demands.

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.

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.

Representative Ted Lieu said “Trump is all over the Epstein files.” He called the Republican lawmakers’ move “a coverup of epic proportions.”

Annie Farmer believes the case has been politicised and says the recent wave of publicity has left her feeling "used" and exhausted.

In an statement shared with Newsweek, the White House denied that an encounter described by Farmer took place.