Is This the Turning Point of Trump’s Presidency?

It’s early yet, but the Epstein story has all the makings of a defining scandal that could grind Republican rule to a halt.

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When House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the press on Tuesday, you would have had no idea that, two weeks earlier, he had notched the biggest legislative accomplishment of his career. There was little talk of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a mammoth tax cut for the rich that will eliminate health care for mi…