Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August congressional recess to allow for the confirmation of his nominees.

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Scotland in his 27th week back in the Oval Office, as well as continue ironing out trade deals ahead of the Aug 1 deadline.

Pam Bondi's visit comes as she faces intense pressure from Trump's MAGA base to release the Epstein files she claimed to have in February

On the foreign policy front, Trump said he will send more weapons to Ukraine after the Pentagon paused deliveries of the critically-needed supplies last week. Overnight, Russia launched what Ukrainian officials said was the largest aerial assault since the start of the war.

Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

The Trump administration is facing significant blowback from Democrats and MAGA supporters over its handling of the Epstein files.

Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal penitentiary, which Nancy Pelosi has called Trump's "stupidest initiative yet.