Epstein survivors seek proper redactions in released files; Trump again denies visiting private island – US politics live

Group of survivors say victims’ names ‘and other personally identifying information’ was in files; US president reasserts he ‘wasn’t friendly’ with EpsteinHouse speaker Mike Johnson is set to swear in Christian Menefee, a Democrat who recently won a runoff election for a reliably blue seat in Texas.Menefee’s victory, however, means the margin in the House is even more slim: 218 Republicans to 214 Democrats. His current term will end at the end of the year, and he’ll have to start campaigning almost immediately for the 2026 midterms. But this time, it will be for a new district, after the GOP-controlled legislature successfully gerrymandered the state’s congressional map. Continue reading...