Just last week, House Republicans approved an amendment to a spending bill that would designate the Kennedy Center’s Opera House as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) introduced the amendment, which passed the Appropriations Committee by a vote of 33–25.

Kennedy's nephew is an ally of President Donald Trump and a former Democrat — Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — JFK's niece, veteran journalist Maria Shriver, is clashing with MAGA Republicans over efforts to rename the John F.

Among "self-described MAGA Republicans" polled by the Washington Post, 43% of them said they approve of Trump's handling of the files, with 39% having no opinion and 17% disapproving. The administration has faced significant backlash from high-profile members of the MAGA base over the handling of the Epstein matter.

CHINA TRADE TALKS: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, are meeting with Chinese officials in Stockholm for another round of trade talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline for steep tariffs on both U.S. and Chinese goods to go into effect.