News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

What To Know

• President Donald Trump deflects Epstein questions as Johnson shuts down House, avoiding vote on files PBS Lisa Desjardins.
• Trade deal with Japan, setting tariffs at 15% – CNBC CNBC In his tariff letter sent out to Japan earlier this month, President Donald Trump had threatened 25% levies on the country's exports to the U.
• Brother says a joke indicates how close Epstein was to President Donald Trump | CNN Politics CNN Jeffrey Epstein's brother, Mark, tells CNN's Erin Burnett about his brother's “very close” friendship with Donald President Donald Trump in the 1990s.
• President Donald Trump Is Stringing Ukraine Along – The Atlantic The Atlantic Every so often, Donald President Donald Trump sends an encouraging signal to Ukraine, despite his long pattern of deference toward Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Donald President Donald Trump And Paramount Close Out Lawsuit After $16M Settlement – Deadline Deadline President Donald President Donald Trump said that he anticipated another $20 million in PSAs from the new owners of Paramount Global as part of a legal settlement.