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And the Justice Department releases audio and transcripts from its interview with Ghislaine Maxwell.

And new polling has Colin Allred up on Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race.

And the Federal Reserve's annual policy symposium kicks off today in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

And voters find different conclusions to Trump's D.C. takeover in new polling.

And VP JD Vance hits the road to sell the One Big Beautiful Bill Act -- while the White House tries a rebrand.

And a surge of National Guard troops is doing little to defuse the tensions in Washington.

And what to know ahead of Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy ...

And D.C. reaches a deal to prevent full federal control of local police for now.

And California charges ahead with a plan to gerrymander the Golden State for Democrats.

And California voters seem wary of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reciprocal redistricting effort.