Jeffrey Epstein, the man at the center of a conspiracy theory creating political headwinds for President Donald Trump, was facing federal charges of sex trafficking underage girls when he was found dead in his New York prison cell.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the MAGA debate over releasing the Epstein files intensifies and congressional Republicans deliver Trump a win by clawing back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding.

The tumult is well underway and multiple questions remain unanswered. Here are the latest developments, commentary, and analysis.

His towering buildings and cash attracted many figures within the city. Jeffrey Epstein eventually found his way to Trump too.

A report detailed a birthday card bearing President Trump's name that was sent to Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago. Here's what to know.

Since the start of his second term, President Trump has continuously bashed former President Biden for seemingly everything that is going wrong. Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glass, former Communications Director for the Republican National Committee Doug Heye and National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation John Nichols join Katy Tur to weigh in on how Democrats should respond to Trump's second term.

Despite days of claiming the controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein was a hoax, President Trump is taking the extraordinary step of calling for the release of grand jury testimony related to the deceased convicted sex offender’s case.

The persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced President Donald Trump into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theory down.

President Trump said the outrage among his supporters over the Epstein case was just the latest “scam” cooked up by Democrats.

Nick Fuentes dined with Trump and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago in 2022 and supported Trump in the 2024 election—but he ultimately refused to endorse him.

The 2019 suicide of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York jail cell generated conspiracy theories, fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's conservative MAGA movement, that he was killed by one of his famous connections.