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First Lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein as well as knowledge of his crimes.
She said news reports claiming otherwise are completely false.
The First Lady described herself as not being friends with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, but being in overlapping social circles in New York and Florida.
Speaking today to the press, the First Lady also called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epstein's crimes.
That is First Lady Melania Trump.
The White House has reportedly warned staff against improperly leveraging their positions to place well-timed bets in the futures markets.
The Wall Street Journal reports a mysterious flurry of activity in the futures markets occurred about 15 minutes before President Trump announced plans to pause strikes against Iran.
More than $760 million worth of oil futures contracts changed hands in less than two minutes.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice over state voter rolls in Massachusetts.
The judge said the DOJ did not take the necessary steps required to access voter rolls as outlined in federal law, nor did the DOJ provide a factual basis for the demand.
Now, this marks the latest setback in the Trump administration's effort to collect voter data.
And in another ruling against the Trump administration, a federal judge rejected a second attempt by the Department of Defense to restrict reporters' access to the Pentagon.
Earlier, the Pentagon changed the wording of a provision barring journalists from seeking confidential information from government sources.
However, the New York Times reports the judge declared the Pentagon's new policy was essentially unconstitutional.
At Augusta National Golf Club, the Masters is underway.
We've got a tie at the top of the leaderboard in the opening round.
Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns are both sitting at five under par.
And that is news when you want it.
With Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner, and this is Bloomberg.
News when you want it.