• DOGE cuts package: House Republican leaders are preparing for a late night as they try to jam through President Donald Trump’s $9 billion package of cuts to federal funding — after a day of intense talks with GOP holdouts demanding a vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure.

• More on Epstein: Meanwhile, a Wall Street Journal report tonight said that a collection of letters gifted to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003 included a note bearing Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman. The president denied he wrote the letter and vowed to sue the newspaper.

• Trump medical update: Earlier, the White House said Trump was examined for swelling in his legs and has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. Trump’s doctor said in a note that the condition is common in older adults and testing did not reveal signs of heart failure, arterial disease or other serious illnesses.

President Donald Trump vowed to sue The Wall Street Journal, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch after the Journal reported today that a note bearing Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman were included in a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

In his first public reaction to the news organization’s report, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Journal “and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued.”