The Mass Purge of Immigration Judges, and Melania Trump’s Surprise Epstein Remarks

Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations, by Nicholas Nehamas, Allison McCann, Steven Rich, Jazmine Ulloa and Hamed Aleaziz

Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks, by Katie Rogers and Tyler Pager

Lebanon Mourns After Israeli Onslaught Kills More Than 300 People, by Euan Ward, Hwaida Saad and Christina Goldbaum

Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein, by Shawn McCreesh

America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market, by Kim Bhasin

Is a Big Album Dropping? You Might Want to Watch the Road., by Adeel Hassan

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