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President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. We have nothing to hide, and its time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, Trump wrote on social media late Sunday after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a weekend in Florida. Trump’s statement followed a fierce fight within the GOP over the files, including an increasingly nasty split with Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had long been one of his fiercest supporters. The presidents shift is an implicit acknowledgement that supporters of the measure have enough votes to pass it in the House, although it has an unclear future in the Senate. It is a rare example of Trump backtracking because of opposition within the GOP. In his return to office and in his second term as president, Trump has largely consolidated power in the Republican Party. I DONT CARE! Trump wrote in his social media post. All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT. Lawmakers who support the bill have been predicting a big win in the House this week with a deluge of Republicans voting for it, bucking the GOP leadership and the president. In his opposition to the proposal, Trump even reached out to two of the Republican lawmakers who signed it. One, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, met last week with administration officials in the White House Situation Room to discuss it. The bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in federal prison. Information about Epsteins victims or ongoing federal investigations would be allowed to be redacted. There could be 100 or more votes from Republicans, said Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., among the lawmakers discussing the legislation on Sunday news show appearances. I’m hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced a discharge petition in July to force a vote on their bill. That is a rarely successful tool that allows a majority of members to bypass House leadership and force a floor vote. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had panned the discharge petition effort and sent members home early for their August recess when the GOP’s legislative agenda was upended in the clamoring for an Epstein vote. Democrats also contend the seating of Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., was stalled to delay her becoming the 218th member to sign the petition and gain the threshold needed to force a vote. She became the 218th signature moments after taking the oath of office last week. Massie said Johnson, Trump and others who have been critical of his efforts would be taking a big loss this week. I’m not tired of winning yet, but we are winning, Massie said. The view from GOP leadership Johnson seems to expect the House will decisively back the Epstein bill. Well just get this done and move it on. Theres nothing to hide, adding that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been releasing far more information than the discharge petition, their little gambit. The vote comes at a time when new documents are raising fresh questions about Epstein and his associates, including a 2019 email that Epstein wrote to a journalist that said Trump knew about the girls. The White House has accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the Republican president. Johnson said Trump has nothing to hide from this. Theyre doing this to go after President Trump on this theory that he has something to do with it. He does not, Johnson said. Trump’s association with Epstein is well-established and the president’s name was included in records that his own Justice Department released in February as part of an effort to satisfy public interest in information from the sex-trafficking investigation. Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and the mere inclusion of someones name in files from the investigation does not imply otherwise. Epstein, who killed himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial, also had many prominent acquaintances in political and celebrity circles besides Trump. Khanna voiced more modest expectations on the vote count than Massie. Still, Khanna said he was hoping for 40 or more Republicans to join the effort. I don’t even know how involved Trump was, Khanna said. There are a lot of other people involved who have to be held accountable. Khanna also asked Trump to meet with those who were abused. Some will be at the Capitol on Tuesday for a news conference, he said. Massie said Republican lawmakers who fear losing Trump’s endorsement because of how they vote will have a mark on their record, if they vote no, that could hurt their political prospects in the long term. The record of this vote will last longer than Donald Trump’s presidency,” Massie said. A MAGA split On the Republican side, three Republicans joined with Massie in signing the discharge petition: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Boebert. Trump publicly called it quits with Greene last week and said he would endorse a challenger against her in 2026 if the right person runs. Greene attributed the fallout with Trump as unfortunately, it has all come down to the Epstein files. She said the country deserves transparency on the issue and that Trump’s criticism of her is confusing because the women she has talked to say he did nothing wrong. “I have no idea whats in the files. I cant even guess. But that is the questions everyone is asking, is, why fight this so hard? Greene said. Trumps feud with Greene escalated over the weekend, with Trump sending out one last social media post about her while still sitting in his helicopter on the White House lawn when he arrived home late Sunday, writing The fact is, nobody cares about this Traitor to our Country! Even if the bill passes the House, there is no guarantee that Senate Rpublicans will go along. Massie said he just hopes Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., will do the right thing. The pressure is going to be there if we get a big vote in the House,” Massie said, who thinks we could have a deluge of Republicans. Massie appeared on ABC’s This Week, Johnson was on Fox News Sunday, Khanna spoke on NBC’s Meet the Press and Greene was interviewed on CNN’s State of the Union. Kevin Freking and Chris Megerian, Associated Press Associated Press writer Michelle L. Price contributed to this report.
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President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they’ll work something out,” in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils. Trump has for months slammed Mamdani, falsely labeling him as a communist and predicting the ruin of his hometown, New York, if the democratic socialist was elected. He also threatened to deport Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and became a naturalized American citizen, and to pull federal money from the city. Mamdani rose from an obscure state lawmaker to become a social media star and symbol of the resistance against Trump during his mayoral campaign. He campaigned on an array of progressive policies and a message that was stark in its opposition to the aggressive, anti-immigrant agenda Trump has rolled out in his second White House term. The 34-year-old appealed to a broad cross-section of New Yorkers and defeated one of its political heavyweights, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, by nearly 9 percentage points. In his election night victory speech, Mamdani said he wanted New York to show the country how to defeat the president. But the day after, while speaking about his plans for Trump-proofing New York once he takes office in January, the incoming mayor also said he was willing to work with anyone, including the president, if it can help New Yorkers. Representatives for Mamdani did not have an immediate comment Sunday night on the presidents remarks, but a spokesperson pointed to the mayor-elects remarks last week when he said he planned to reach out to the White House because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city. Trump expressed a similar sentiment on Sunday. The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us. Well work something out,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to fly back to Washington after spending the weekend in Florida. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified shortly after that Trump was referring to Mamdani and said no date had been set for such a meeting. “We want to see everything work out well for New York, Trump said. Trump’s comments came as he also said the U.S. may hold discussions soon with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, after a military buildup near the South American country: Ill talk to anybody,” Trump said. Michelle L. Price and Chris Megerian, Associated Press Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed to this report.
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As of this writing, shares in Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT) are spiking in premarket trading, with the stock price up over 15%. Thats a relatively large swing, even for a quantum computing firm, where stocks have been especially volatile this year. Here’s what to know: Why is QUBT rising today? While quantum computing stocks have been volatile this year due in part to the speculative nature of the space, the main reason for Quantum Computings share price surge this morning seems more to do with the companys finances than just standard run-of-the-mill quantum speculation. On Friday, Quantum Computing Inc. released its third-quarter 2025 financialsand the company announced an unexpected earnings and revenue beat. As noted by Investors Business Daily, Quantum Computing reported earnings per share of 1 cent. Investors had been expecting the company to post a 6-cent-per-share loss. The company also reported revenue for the quarter of $384,000. Analysts had been expecting revenue of just $100,000. In a press release announcing its revenue beat, Quantum Computing said that the revenue increase is primarily due to increases in the number of, size of and level of effort performed on research and development services and custom hardware contracts. Stocks reaction underscores quantum computing volatility A quarterly revenue of just $384,000 might not excite investors in many other companies, but the revenue jump at Quantum Computing Inc. seems to have sparked a rally. A little good news sent QUBT shares surging 15% this morning in premarketgood for QUBT shareholders. Yet those same moves also highlight the volatility of QUBT sharesand quantum computing stocks in general. While QUBT is getting a boost today, as of Fridays close, the stocks price was down nearly 36% year to date. And yet, that included a nearly 19% gain over the last six months and also a nearly 51% drop over the past month. Those highs and lows underscore quantum computings volatility as Wall Street digests day-to-day news about the industry and navigates varying opinions on whether the technology will usher in the computing revolution that many exerts believe it will. But today, at least in premarket, it seems like QUBT is experiencing what most investors would consider good volatility, with its 15% gains. But where the stock goes from here is anyones guess. Over the last year, the stock has risen more than 140%.
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