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NASA is sharing up-close images of the interstellar comet that recently visited the solar system.

The comet, dubbed 31 Atlas, is only the third confirmed object to visit from another star.

It zipped past Mars last month.

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Congress has approved a bill demanding the release of government records on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene says the effort is meant to help the victims get justice.

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin says that House Speaker Mike Johnson cannot blame Democrats for the delay in getting the Epstein documents released.

Speaker Mike Johnson voted to release the Epstein files after President Trump endorsed the idea.

President Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during their White House meeting earlier today.

As NPR's Sage Miller reports, Trump shrugged off Saudi Arabia's human rights record and the prince's role in the killing of a prominent journalist.

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's claims that Meta violated competition laws when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp.

NPR's Bobbi Allen has details.

On Wall Street, stocks close lower.

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futures are virtually unchanged.

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A federal court panel in El Paso has blocked Texas from using a newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 midterms.

The judges agreed with opponents who argued that the rare summer redistricting effort would harm Black and Latino voters.

The state is appealing the two-to-one ruling.