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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Epstein file review yields 6 new "likely incriminated" men, lawmakers say

The Justice Department redacted the names of at least six men who are "likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said after reviewing unredacted versions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Why it matters: The lawmakers said they want to allow DOJ time to further unredact those files, but have also put sharing the names on the House floor on the table. Association with Epstein has plagued powerful people across the U.S. and the globe. - The lawmakers would be protected by the House's speech and debate clause if they were to read them on the floor, providing them with immunity from civil or criminal liability. - Massie told reporters that one of the men is…

NPR (The Associated Press) - Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions

Maxwell declined to answer questions from House lawmakers on Monday, but indicated that if President Trump ended her sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.

NYTIMES (Zahid Hussain and Tom Felix Joehnk) - Bangladesh Exposed the Deeper Problem Facing Democracy

Toppling autocrats is easier than rebuilding the institutions democracy depends on.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Small plane crashes on street in Georgia

Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a small plane crashed into cars while making an emergency landing on a road in Gainesville, Georgia, police said.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Tortoise escapes from burning shed after heat lamp ignites blaze

A pet tortoise escaped a fire that destroyed the shed she lives in after a heat lamp fell and ignited her enclosure in Southern California.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The Only Question About Immigration That Matters

Whose side would you be on? The post The Only Question About Immigration That Matters appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics The Only Question About Immigration That Matters Whose side would you be on? The Greek-born Spyros Skouras was president of 20th Century Fox during Hollywood’s fabulous ’50s. Early in the decade he paid a visit to his birthplace and was welcomed as a conquering hero. My father took him to the royal summer palace in Tatoi, where they had drinks with Queen Fredericka and King Paul. The queen was the Kaiser’s granddaughter, known not to mince her words. “If a war erupted between America and Greece, which side would you be on, Mister Skouras?” Old Spyros did not hesitate: “I left Greece as a penniless…Open