With no sign of the political firestorm ending, Trump urges his Justice Department to pursue former President Barack Obama for an alleged, and baseless, scheme to rig the 2016 election. Of the Epstein drama swirling around his presidency, he claimed, “I don’t follow it too much.”

The president has struggled to quell anger from some of his ordinarily loyal supporters over the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump endorsed Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters to be the next Republican National Committee chair. Here's what to know.

Posting on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said Florida Sen. Joe Gruters, from Sarasota, “will do a wonderful job” as the chairman of the Republican Party. Gruters, 48, confirmed in a text message that he wants the job.

President Donald Trump is backing Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters to chair the Republican National Committee and replace Michael Whatley as he runs for Senate in North Carolina. Trump announced his support Thursday in a Truth Social post about Whatley, who is expected to publicly announce his Senate candidacy in the coming days.