“Right-wing activist Laura Loomer warned that President Donald Trump’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein threatens to ‘consume his presidency’ in an interview on Wednesday, a dramatic rebuke from a presidential confidante that illustrates the growing rupture in the MAGA coalition,” Politico reports.

NPR: Is President Trump’s MAGA coalition splintering over handling of the Epstein case?

CNN: QAnon shows the staying power of Epstein theories. Trump should know they won’t go away.

Semafor: Epstein story continues to haunt Trump.

“Mexican Coca-Cola, which is made with cane sugar, unlike the U.S. version sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, has many fans — and American soda drinkers might soon have more options for getting their sweet cola fix,” the Washington Post reports.

“President Donald Trump on Wednesday wrote on Truth Social that he had been in touch with Coca-Cola executives, who he wrote had agreed to produce the nation’s top-selling soft drink domestically using cane sugar, as it is done south of the border.”

“Nearly 70 Trump administration officials and nominees held cryptocurrency or investments in blockchain or digital-asset companies at the time of their selection, with stakes ranging from small to more than $120 million,” a Washington Post examination found.

“Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been fired from her job in the Southern District of New York,” CNN reports.

“Comey was a prosecutor in the case against Jeffrey Epstein and more recently against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.”

Jonathan Chait: “Donald Trump had two opportunities yesterday, and another this morning, to dispel any nagging sense that he is hiding incriminating information about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He did not make the most of them. Instead, he delivered an impersonation of a cornered man coated in flop sweat desperately trying to talk his way out…”

“Sometimes people sound guilty even if they aren’t, especially if they’re government officials. Still, whatever probability you had in your mind that the Epstein files contain damaging material, you should probably raise it after listening to Trump’s remarks on the subject yesterday.”

A new CNN poll finds Americans oppose President Trump’s signature legislation by a whopping 61% to 39% margin.