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Epstein files: Massie exposes private Trump comments

A newly released batch of Epstein emails published by Rep Thomas Massie contains private comments about President Trump and his allies, intensifying calls for full disclosure and fueling a political crisis that threatens GOP unity

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11 billion - Estimated US GDP lost due to the record forty three day government shutdown

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"That's not how any of this works" — U.S. judge

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