Tulsi Gabard says she has evidence that Democrats manufactured a connection between Trump and Russia to steal the 2016 election as Trump tries to beat back more stories tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the week at the White House.

Trump has repeatedly denied prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship long ago. For a president skilled at manipulating the media and controlling the Republican Party, it has been the most challenging test of his ability to shift the conversation in his second term.

The Education Department accused Virginia school districts of discrimination. The charges: The Trump administration said five Virginia school districts that allow transgender students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity violate the law.

The White House is said to be concerned about the ongoing Epstein saga, amid Ghislaine Maxwell's meeting with the DOJ

Any time I say anything about Epstein, they’re like, ‘Why didn’t Joe Biden’s — why didn’t Joe Biden release the files?’ And this is what I say: Have you met Merrick Garland?” Tanden

The White House is dismissing a report that President Trump was told back in May that his name was among the "truckload" of people in the Epstein files. Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting right now with convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Donald Trump's only way out of the unending pressures to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein is to fire Pam Bondi, according to a political and legal analyst.

Here’s how Donald Trump’s position on Jeffrey Epstein has changed over the year, and how the fallout over the Epstein files poses a particular challenge for him.