{"id":157391,"date":"2025-07-18T04:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-fallout-from-epstein-case-widens-as-trump-threatens-to-sue-wsj-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T04:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:14:06","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-fallout-from-epstein-case-widens-as-trump-threatens-to-sue-wsj-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-fallout-from-epstein-case-widens-as-trump-threatens-to-sue-wsj-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Fallout from Epstein case widens as Trump threatens to sue WSJ – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump said the letter the Wall Street Journal alleged he wrote to Epstein was a \u2018fake\u2019 and that he plans to sue the publication owned by Rupert Murdoch \u2013 key US politics stories from 17 July 2025
Growing pressure on the Trump administration<\/a> has prompted the US president to direct his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex-trafficking case.
The announcement came as Trump seeks to tamp down controversy over a story published in the Wall Street Journal that alleges the US president contributed a sketch of a naked woman to Epstein\u2019s 50th birthday album. The president has said the letter is a fake, and that he will sue the publication over the story.
The fallout over the Epstein case has also complicated House Republicans\u2019 plans to vote on Thursday on legislation demanded by Trump to slash government spending.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
The president said on Truth Social he had authorized the justice department to seek the public release of the materials, which are under seal, citing \u201cthe ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein\u201d.
Bondi, who has weathered days of accusations by Trump\u2019s far-right supporters that she had mismanaged and failed to deliver on promises to release previously secret documents about the Epstein case, responded to Trump\u2019s post with a post of her own that vowed to comply with the directive.
The flurry of activity followed the Wall Street Journal report<\/a> alleging that Trump had contributed the letter \u2013 described as \u201cbawdy\u201d and featuring a drawing of a naked woman\u2019s silhouette around a typewritten personal message to Epstein \u2013 to an album compiled by Ghislane Maxwell for Epstein\u2019s 50th birthday. Trump denied to the Journal that he was the author of the tribute and, hours after the story was published, announced he intended to file a lawsuit against the publication.
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The House of Representatives<\/a> faces a Friday deadline to pass the rescissions package demanded by Trump and approved by the Senate.
But before the House can vote on the package, it must be approved by the rules committee, where the Democratic minority has sought to capitalize on a growing furor among Republicans<\/a> and their supporters over the Trump administration\u2019s handling of documents related to the Epstein case. The committee announced it would hold a hearing into the package on Thursday evening.
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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s efforts to dismiss the criticism over his administration\u2019s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files as a \u201choax\u201d showed no sign of working on Thursday as more prominent figures from across the political spectrum emerged to attack the US president and some of his supporters recorded videos burning their signature Make America Great Again hats.
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Medicaid<\/a> officials have reportedly made an agreement with Immigration<\/a> and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to allow agents to examine a database of Americans\u2019 personal information \u2013 including home addresses, social security numbers and ethnicities.
The data sharing agreement will allow Ice to find \u201cthe location of aliens\u201d, according to an agreement obtained by the Associated Press<\/a>.
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Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House said on Thursday, after he noticed swelling in his legs. It is a fairly common condition among older adults, but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of swelling in the legs.
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Officials in Florida diverted crucial disaster preparedness and response resources to support the hasty construction of the so-called Alligator Alcatraz<\/a> migrant detention jail by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a newly published report has claimed.
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A delegation of US officials toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of Donald Trump\u2019s pledge to reopen the shuttered federal prison and tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay, amid an outcry from California leaders who have called the plan \u201clunacy\u201d.
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Tens of thousands of people joined marches and rallies at more than 1,500 sites across all 50 US states on Thursday to protest against the Trump administration<\/a> and honor the legacy of the late congressman John Lewis<\/a>, an advocate for voting rights and civil disobedience.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Exclusive: Donald Trump\u2019s huge spending boost for the Pentagon will produce an additional 26 megatons (Mt) of planet-heating gases \u2013 on a par with the annual carbon equivalent emissions generated by 68 gas power plants or the entire country of Croatia, new research reveals.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Five migrants deported by the US to the small southern African country of Eswatini, under the Trump administration\u2019s third-country program, will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time, an Eswatini government spokesperson says.
Thabile Mdluli, the spokesperson, told the Associated Press that Eswatini<\/a> planned to ultimately repatriate the five to their home countries with the help of a UN agency.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Republican senators advanced Emil Bove\u2019s nomination<\/strong> to serve as a judge on a federal appeals court even as Democrats walked out in protest<\/a>.
The Coca-Cola company defended its use of corn syrup<\/strong> after Trump\u2019s claim that he had apparently convinced the brand to switch to using sugar cane in its US drinks<\/a>.
An Oregon father was arrested by Ice and taken into custody<\/strong> while dropping off his child at a preschool in the Portland-area, the agency confirmed<\/a>.
California governor Gavin Newsom<\/strong> threatens to redraw California House maps <\/a>in protest over a Republican plan to pick up congressional seats in Texas<\/a>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 16 July 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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