“I don’t suppose that this is the number-one issue for voters in America by any stretch, but it may be the number-one issue for the loudest voters. It’s very clear that there are going to be a lot of people asking a lot of questions over recess when they get back home.” — GOP operative Brendan

Politico: “Congressional Democrats appear to have finally found their mojo in sticking it to the White House by seizing on the Jeffrey Epstein saga to humiliate the president and split the GOP. Unlike in the past, senior Democrats have shown a surprisingly nimble ability in recent days to pivot to

“In his long career as a senior Danish politician, including as minister of defense during President Trump’s first administration, Claus Hjort Frederiksen said he always valued the Scandinavian nation’s tight bond with the U.S.,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “And, like many from Denmark, until

“Majority Leader John Thune warned senators in a closed-door lunch Tuesday to be ready for possible votes on nominations next weekend — potentially taking them into August,” Axios reports. “Thune is caught between President Trump’s demand to cancel the August recess and a conference desperate to

New York Times: “Horse-trading behind the scenes has always powered much of what goes on in Congress, particularly when it comes to major legislative pushes. But the past several weeks have been dominated by an extraordinary flurry of handshake deals and written carve-outs meant to assuage the most