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⚖️ Breaking: Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump during a White House meeting in May that his name is in the Epstein files, The Wall Street Journal reports (gift link).

• Trump's name appears multiple times, the Journal says: "Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told. Being mentioned in the records isn't a sign of wrongdoing."

Also today: A federal judge in West Palm Beach rejected the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Epstein's trial. Go deeper.

The White House's AI vision, out today, focuses on beating China and accelerating the industry's domestic growth, Axios tech policy reporters Ashley Gold and Maria Curi write.