After months of public outcry and pressure from within the Maga coalition, Donald Trump's justice department released what it called The Epstein Files, with the Trump world's typical fanfare. A media frenzy ensued. But the "files" that were released by Pam Bondi's Department of Justice left many observers frustrated and confused. The release was partial and heavily redacted; much of the information had already been made public. Media figures were incensed, and members of Congress pledged to push the Trump administration for more. The episode left Washington watchers frustrated. It fueled speculation that Trump, who had long opposed the release of the documents, had something to hide...

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The wedding ceremony was scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. at a lavish 56-acre estate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Seated in the audience on that November afternoon was a high-profile guest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who may have had other things on his mind. Over the past 48 hours, Rubio had been grappling with a snowballing diplomatic crisis after the leak of a U.S.-backed peace plan spearheaded by President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, that was seen as tilting heavily in favor of Russia over Ukraine...

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