MAXWELL MEETING: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will continue his interview with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell today as the Justice Department seeks the release of grand jury transcripts from the case against the late financier and convicted sex offender.

President Donald Trump on Thursday visited the Federal Reserve building to tour its renovations as he pushes the agency to cut interest rates. Trump was joined by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and stood in the middle of the ongoing renovations during a press conference.

Donald Trump will touch down in Scotland today, as he kicks off a five-day visit, with police from around the UK coming to support the security operation. It comes as the US president faces growing pressure back home to release the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump ’s approval rating slid further Thursday, hitting a new low during his second term of 37% among U.S. adults, according to Gallup, as he continues losing support from independent voters. Independents rated him most poorly on his handling of the budget, Ukraine and foreign trade.

His private visit is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office.

President Trump late Thursday took another job at Democrats over the furor around his administration’s handling of the files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling the controversy a “con job.

The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.

The clock for TikTok is ticking, and it seems the time is almost up. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick commented on the TikTok deal with China which seems to be stuck on Chinese approval.

“The video is gross, but it also suggests that Trump is worried the walls may be closing in,” Steele wrote. “Facing a debacle over the Epstein files, Trump is throwing red meat at his base, falsely claiming that Obama may have falsified the records, even though they date back to 2019, long after he left office.”

The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.