“One of the sponsors of the law requiring the release of the investigative files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said he’s giving the Justice Department the ‘benefit of the doubt’ that it will make the files public by Friday — warning that there would be repercussions if it doesn’t,” NBC News reports.
Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
New York Times: “The two men’s relationship was both far closer and far more complex than the president now admits.”
“Beginning in the late 1980s, the two men forged a bond intense enough to leave others who knew them with the impression that they were each other’s closest friend, The Times found. Mr. Epstein was then a little-known financier who cultivated mystery around the scope and source of his self-made wealth. Mr. Trump, six years older, was a real estate scion who relished publicity and exaggerated his successes. Neither man drank or did drugs. They pursued women in a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.”
“Over nearly two decades, as Mr. Trump cut a swath through the party circuits of New York and Florida, Mr. Epstein was perhaps his most reliable wingman.”
Trump’s Approval Flips Since Start of Year
The final Emerson national survey of 2025 finds President Trump with a 41% job approval rating and 50% job disapproval.
The president’s approval and disapproval numbers have flipped since his inaugural survey, from 41% disapproving to 41% approving, and 49% approving to 50% disapproving.
A Combative Trump Yells at the Nation
New York Times: “Mr. Trump, always more comfortable with what he calls his ‘weave’ of free association rather than reading from a teleprompter, raced through his talk as if he was late to an important dinner. There were no digressions, unlike his speech in Pennsylvania a week ago when he repeatedly veered from the topic. At times he seemed to be yelling — almost as if he didn’t believe he had to take the time to convince his audience of how well his first 11 months had gone.”
Washington Post: “Trump crammed his usual 90-minute rally routine into 18 minutes of prime-time broadcast television on Wednesday, perplexing ‘Survivor’ finale viewers and his own allies alike.”
“He spoke more than 2,600 words in that time, markedly faster than his usual plodding pace at the teleprompter. His purpose was to ease concerns about the economy and to persuade Americans that he gets it. Afterward, even his own allies puzzled over whether the president did more harm than good with his rushed delivery and harsh tone.”
Affordability Disrupting Politics Around the World
“The affordability crisis that upended global politics last year continues to ripple across some of the world’s biggest democracies — punishing incumbents and undermining longstanding political alliances,” Politico reports.
These House Republicans Won’t Commit to Running
NOTUS: “Rumors are swirling around Capitol Hill about an impending mass exodus of House Republicans following a number of surprise retirement announcements over the past few months.”
“With estimates about the number of Republicans ready to leave the House hovering around two dozen, NOTUS asked more than half of the House Republican Conference — over 120 members — whether they were considering another run for Congress or a run for the exits. While most lawmakers emphatically declared their intentions to run again, several mysteriously declined to commit to seeking reelection.”
Advantage Democrats
Punchbowl News: “So in less than two weeks, millions of Americans will see a huge spike in their premiums or they’ll lose coverage as Congress goes over the Obamacare cliff.”
“This plays into the growing economic fears felt by many Americans. President Donald Trump spoke to this issue in his Wednesday night address from the White House, although it’s clear Republicans are going to have to go a lot further than he did if they want to turn things around.”
“In fact, if you zoom out right now, congressional battles are being played, in large part, on Democrats’ turf. They have Republicans talking about health care. Johnson says House Republicans will spend a good chunk of next year on the issue, a topic on which the GOP is typically weak. Next month also will be about government funding and social programs, which again favor Democrats.”
AOC Says She Would ‘Stomp’ JD Vance
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she would coast to victory if she were ever to square off against Vice President JD Vance in a presidential election, Mediaite reports.
Said Ocasio-Cortez: “Listen, these polls, like three years out are, you know, they are what they are. But let the record show I would stomp him. I would stomp him!”
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing
“When President Trump ran for re-election in 2024, he and his family already had vast business interests stretching from Manhattan office towers to a golf course in Ireland to hotel deals as far away as Vietnam,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The president’s second term has brought a major expansion of that empire, with forays into cryptocurrency, communications and financial products. Ventures launched since Trump’s re-election generated at least $4 billion in proceeds and paper wealth for the family as of December, according to company statements and securities filings.”
“It’s unprecedented for a president to have such far-reaching business interests while in office, including in areas his administration regulates.”
Trump Addresses the Nation
President Trump will address the nation at 9 p.m. ET from the White House.
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Trump to Strip More Naturalized Americans of Citizenship
“The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, marking an aggressive new phase in President Trump’s immigration crackdown,” the New York Times reports.
“Under federal law, people may be denaturalized only if they committed fraud while applying for citizenship, or in a few other narrow circumstances.”
“But the Trump administration has shown a zeal for using every tool at its disposal to target legal and illegal immigrants, leading activists to warn that such a campaign could sweep up people who had made honest mistakes on their citizenship paperwork and sow fear among law-abiding Americans.”
Dershowitz Says Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
“President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz that studies whether Trump could constitutionally serve a third term as commander in chief,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Dershowitz said he told Trump the Constitution wasn’t clear on the issue.”
Said Dershowitz: “He found it interesting as an intellectual issue. Do I think he’s going to run for a third term? No, I don’t think he will run for a third term.”
Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?
- Hardcover Book
- Dershowitz, Alan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 03/24/2026 (Publication Date) - Skyhorse (Publisher)
Ghislaine Maxwell Moves to Vacate Her Conviction
“Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of crimes related to procuring underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, filed a petition on Wednesday seeking to vacate her conviction,” CNBC reports.
“Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.”
Trump’s NASA Pick Is Confirmed
“After 11 months of tumult and downsizing, NASA will have a permanent leader,” the New York Times reports.
“The U.S. Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur who traveled to orbit twice on private space missions, to the post of administrator on Wednesday by a 67-30 vote.”
“He has received broad support from the space community.”
Exchange of the Day
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke to Kaitlin Collins on CNN:
COLLINS: What do you say to people who say Republicans have had 15 years to change the ACA and they haven’t done it?
SCOTT: Well, I mean, Democrats they’re the ones who created these subsidies… Why didn’t Democrats fix it?
$900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump
“The main political nonprofit groups tied to the 2024 presidential candidates raised almost $900 million last year from donors whose identities remain secret, revealing the extraordinary scope of a shadow campaign-finance system in modern contests for the White House,” the New York Times reports.
“Future Forward USA Action, the so-called dark-money group of the main super PAC backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, took in a staggering $613 million from donors last year… Strikingly, $515 million of the $613 million raised overall came from just the 10 largest donations.”
Trump Trolls the Presidents
The White House has added text to the Wall of Fame next to the Rose Garden.
Trump Taps Doctor Who Pushed Unproven Covid Treatment
“Harvey Risch, a Yale epidemiologist long respected for his work in cancer research but who has faced controversy for promoting an unproven covid-19 treatment, has been selected by President Donald Trump to lead the nation’s cancer initiative,” the Washington Post reports.
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