• Epstein files: President Donald Trump said he ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of “pertinent” records from grand jury testimony in the case of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. According to a Wall Street Journal report, a collection of letters gifted to Epstein 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.

• DOGE cuts package: Congress overnight passed a package of $9 billion in spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to reduce government costs. It marks another legislative win for Trump as it heads to his desk for his signature.

• Trump’s diagnosis: The White House said yesterday the president has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling. Trump’s doctor said the condition is common in older adults and there are no signs of heart failure or arterial disease.

Trump border czar Tom Homan said today that no final decision had been made about reopening Alcatraz when asked about reports that returning the former prison to operation could cost $2 billion.

Homan did say the administration is looking “for any available bed space.”