Plus, Trump pardons husband of political ally U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, Van Epps misses finance disclosure deadline

Axios reported on Monday that the Texas Republican is “laying the groundwork” for a 2028 run for president with his continued jabs at conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. Cruz then avoided answering a question about whether he will run for the White House again during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus” on Monday.

Trump’s ongoing endorsements and public rebukes signal further potential primary contests against GOP lawmakers.

A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.

Trump later expanded on his claims on Truth Social: “Wacky Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Remember, Green turns to Brown where there is ROT involved!) is working overtime to try and portray herself as a victim when, in actuality, she is the cause of all of her own problems. The fact is, nobody cares about this Traitor to our Country!”

Zac Segal, President of the College Republicans club in Boston, said he had received death threats since the raid.

After days of deriding House Republicans who backed a floor vote to force the release of the Epstein files as “very bad, or stupid,” the president abruptly told them they “should vote to release the Epstein files,