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Justice Dept. Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

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Benjamin Weiser and Luke Broadwater
The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

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Jeffrey Epstein was indicted six years ago on sex-trafficking charges, but he was found hanging in his Manhattan jail cell before his trial.

A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

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Derrick Bryson Taylor
With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

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When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends permanently in 2026, CBS will be getting out of a business it has been in for more than five decades.

When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

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Mattathias Schwartz
After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.

In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

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Tyler Pager
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

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Donald Trump created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.

Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny

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Alan Rappeport
The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

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White House officials have focused their attention on the cost of renovating the Federal Reserve building, suggesting that the $2.5 billion makeover could be grounds for sacking Jerome H. Powell.

NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know

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Benjamin Mullin
Cutting funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.

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Representative Robert Garcia, Democrat of California, at a hearing on federal funding for NPR and PBS in March. Supporters of public broadcasting point to educational programming like “Sesame Street.”

Alan Bergman, Half of a Prolific Lyric-Writing Team, Dies at 99

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Anita Gates
With his wife, Marilyn, he wrote the words to memorable TV theme songs and the Oscar-winning “The Way We Were” and “The Windmills of Your Mind.”

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Marilyn and Alan Bergman at their home in Beverly Hills in 1980. They were among the favored lyricists of stars like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand.

Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Before Trial

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Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against him be dropped.

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Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, outside the country’s Senate on Thursday. Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered him to stay away from foreign embassies because it fears he could flee justice.
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