What to Know • The House Oversight Committee has released the entirety of a book that Jeffery Epstein’s friends compiled in honor of the disgraced financier’s 50th birthday in 2003, which included a sexually suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump. • Israel carried out a strike against Hamas’ senior leadership in the Qatari capital, Doha. The strike on an American ally that has been leading cease-fire talks marks a significant escalation in Israel’s conflict in the region. • Democrats have the opportunity to fill in a vacant, deep-blue House seat in northern Virginia this evening, while voters in Boston will take the first step in Mayor Michelle Wu’s bid for a second term. • The Department of Homeland Security announced the start of a new immigration operation in C
Live updates: Epstein ‘birthday book' released; Israel targets Hamas in Qatar

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