The Department of Justice on Friday released some records related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. President Donald Trump left the White House for a rally in North Carolina without answering questions about the release. | AP

The Colosseum metro station in Rome, a long-delayed and complex project to bring a subway line under ancient Roman ruins and through Rome’s historic center, opened to the public for the first time on Tuesday. | AP

Attendees at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference react to the Department of Justice's release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. | AP

The Kennedy Center started the work of adding Donald Trump’s name to the building on Friday, a day after the president’s handpicked board voted to do so, making it the The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Critics of the vote, including Democratic members of Congress who are ex-officio board members, as well as some historians, insist that only Congress can change the name. | AP

President Donald Trump said in a White House speech Wednesday night that he was sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas, indicating that tariffs were funding the payments as he tried to reassure a worried public about the health of the economy. | AP