Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, currently embroiled in legal challenges over accusations of rape and sex-trafficking in both the UK and Romania, were recently spotted in Washington, D.C. They were there at the invitation of Donald Trump’s special envoy, Paolo Zampolli.

Zampolli, who once managed a modeling agency and played a key role in introducing Donald Trump to Melania, shared with the Daily Mail that he hosted the Tates at a summer gathering. This event took place on Wednesday at a house in Northwest Washington, D.C., drawing around 150 attendees.

When questioned about the possible links between the event and his State Department responsibilities, the 56-year-old confidently dismissed the notion, stating, “Why would I do that? This was a summer gathering.”

While Zampolli admitted he wasn’t clear on the exact reason for the brothers’ visit to the city, he mentioned to the Daily Mail that “they’re having some business meetings.”

Additionally, on Tuesday, Zampolli escorted the notorious duo to the Ned, an exclusive private members’ club located near the White House and frequented by cabinet secretaries. The Tates’ presence reportedly shocked club members, leading to complaints being lodged with management, numerous insiders revealed to the Daily Mail.

‘They were mostly smoking cigars outside the club,’ a source said, and the pair left at around 11pm and went out for a drink afterward. ‘People in the administration were scared to be seen with Tate,’ he added.

The Tate brothers deny all allegations against them and are yet to face trial. 

Zampolli was named special envoy for global partnerships in March 2025, a role that operates through the State Department.

‘Paolo routinely comes into conflict with State Department leadership, who are embarrassed by him,’ a State Department source told the Daily Mail.

Now Zampolli has attached himself to two of the most polarizing figures in the Trump-aligned media world, introducing the Tates to Washington’s political elite.

The Tate brothers also made their way to Capitol Hill to rub elbows with Republican lawmakers.

A photo obtained by the Daily Mail shows the pair posing with Texas Representative Wesley Hunt in his congressional office.

The meeting came together after Tristan Tate reached out to Hunt through the congressman’s social media aide.

‘Wesley was beyond excited to meet with them,’ said a source in Hunt’s office familiar with the meeting.

Once inside, the brothers bragged about their time in a Romanian prison, including doing 100 push-ups every day, according to the source.

Hunt, a Houston congressman and Army veteran who took office in 2023 and brands himself one of Trump’s earliest and most loyal backers in Congress, finished a distant third in this year’s Republican Senate primary in Texas.

The Daily Mail contacted Hunt for comment. 

The brothers arrived in the capital carrying heavy baggage. Andrew and Tristan were arrested in Romania in December 2022 and charged in June 2023 with human trafficking and forming an organized crime group to sexually exploit women. Andrew was additionally charged with rape.

Romanian prosecutors in August 2024 expanded the case against them to include money laundering, witness intimidation and complicity in the trafficking of minors.

British prosecutors filed 21 charges of their own against the brothers in May 2025, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

Romanian courts have ruled the pair will be extradited to the United Kingdom once proceedings in Romania conclude.

The brothers have denied all charges and allegations against them.

The Tates flew from Romania to Florida in February 2025 after authorities lifted their travel ban, a reversal that followed reported pressure from Trump administration figures. Trump told reporters he knew ‘nothing about it.’

ProPublica later reported that a White House official intervened to have federal agents return electronic devices seized from the brothers when they landed in Florida.

This week’s gathering was not Zampolli’s first encounter with the brothers: he and Andrew were seen together on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference in May, and the two recently recorded a lengthy interview together.

It is unclear whether further meetings or parties for the brothers in Washington are planned later this week.

Zampolli’s place in Trump’s world was cemented in September 1998, after he says he introduced the future president to Melania Knauss at a New York party, two years after his modeling agency, ID Model Management, sponsored her US visa.

Zampolli’s decades in New York’s fashion and society worlds also placed him squarely in the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein was a patron of ID Model Management, and in 2004 he was a partner in Zampolli’s unsuccessful bid to purchase Elite Model Management.

In one 2011 email from the Epstein files released by the DOJ, the pedophile financier warned an Emirati businessman that ‘zampoli is trouble,’ misspelling his name.

In 2013, Zampolli was named as one of four partners in the TerraMar Project, the ocean charity founded by Epstein’s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

No evidence has publicly connected Zampolli to Epstein’s crimes, and he has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein or Maxwell.

In March, The New York Times reported that Zampolli had contacted a senior ICE official last June after learning that Amanda Ungaro, his ex-wife and the mother of his teenage son, had been arrested on fraud charges in Florida.

Zampolli allegedly suggested that her immigration detention could help him win their custody battle.

Ungaro, whose visa had expired years earlier, was picked up by ICE agents before she could post bail and was ultimately deported to Brazil, though the Times noted she may have faced removal regardless of his involvement.

Zampolli denied seeking her detention or deportation, saying he had only asked about the process, and the Department of Homeland Security said she was removed because of her expired visa and the fraud charges.

Trump appointed Zampolli to the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees in 2020, and in his envoy role he has crisscrossed the globe promoting sports diplomacy and brokering deals, including mineral and aircraft agreements with Uzbekistan.

The envoy position has never been publicly defined, and no financial disclosure for Zampolli has been made publicly available.

Joseph D McBride, attorney for Andrew and Tristan Tate, told the Daily Mail: ‘I am not going to confirm or deny anything. What I will say is this: Washington knows that Andrew and Tristan Tate’s ability to influence the next election is unmatched.

‘Republicans and Democrats love them. Both parties are inviting them to all kinds of interesting events because both parties understand the same thing: the Tate brothers command the loyalty of millions of young men and a growing number of women. All of them vote.’

The State Department has been contacted for comment. 

A newly unveiled video reveals the arrest of a Nantucket official on allegations of driving under the influence with alcohol present in her vehicle after a collision with a street sign.

Bodycam footage from the Yarmouth Police Department captures Leslie Snell, the town Planning Director of Nantucket, Massachusetts, appearing to have difficulty with sobriety tests. Officers responded on April 20 after Snell allegedly crashed into a street sign, as reported by the Nantucket Current.

Upon exiting her Jeep, Snell admitted to an officer that she had consumed “just a couple of drinks” at Giardino’s, a local establishment, as shown in the video from the bodycam.

The video also reveals a bottle of vodka and a box of White Claws inside the vehicle.

A police report states that Snell was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Snell reached a plea agreement on April 21 that puts the driving under the influence charge on hold for one year without a formal finding. Under the deal, she must surrender her driver’s license for 45 days, complete an alcohol education course and pay $600 in fines.

According to a police report, Yarmouth police officer Samantha Voltolini said Snell’s eyes were “blood shot.”

“I observed her to have glassy blood shot eyes,” Voltolini said. “I also observed a moderate odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from the vehicle. I then went over to the driver’s side to speak with her. I then observed a strong odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath.”

Voltolini could be heard telling Snell that Giardino’s was only around 100 yards away.

“I attempted to explain to (Snell) that Giardino’s was only a short ways away and I was confused about how she ended up in the parking lot of the Transmission Specialists,” Voltolini wrote in the report. “I asked her where she lived. She informed me Nantucket. I asked if she had a place in town she said, ‘yes.’ I asked whereabouts, but she could not inform me. (Snell) named ‘North Troy’ as the location she was attempting to go to. It was difficult to gain information from Woodson due to her speaking incoherently. I asked Woodson if she needed any medical attention, but she refused.”

During the field sobriety tests, according to the report and body camera video, Snell swayed from side to side and was unbalanced.

In a comment to The Inquirer and Mirror after being arrested, Snell said, “I deeply regret the event that occurred off-island on April 20 while I was attending to personal commitments. I accept full responsibility for my actions and the matter has been resolved.”

News Media reached out to Snell for comment.

Get ready for a cinematic thrill ride as one of 2026’s standout films, Curry Barker’s horror sensation Obsession, makes its debut this Friday, July 17, exclusively on Peacock.

While that’s an exciting piece of news, another 2026 favorite is also creating buzz—Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi suspense film, Disclosure Day, is poised to hit streaming platforms soon.

The film features a stellar cast including Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. This blockbuster provocatively questions, “If evidence emerged that we weren’t alone in the universe, would such a revelation terrify you?” Personally, my answer is an emphatic YES.

Spanning two hours and twenty-five minutes—a runtime I’ve become very aware of since becoming a parent—Disclosure Day boasts a Certified Fresh rating and has already amassed over $230 million worldwide.

Fortunately, Disclosure Day will soon be available for purchase on Video on Demand. Curious about when Spielberg’s latest masterpiece will be available on Amazon? Here’s all the information you need.

Is Disclosure Day Currently Available To Stream at Home?

Nope. The hit film isn’t currently streaming on VOD.

When Is The Disclosure Day Streaming Release Date?

Disclosure Day will be available to purchase on VOD beginning Tuesday, July 21 at midnight ET (July 20 at 9:00 p.m. PT).

Where To Watch Disclosure Day Online:

You can currently preorder Disclosure Day for $24.99 on Amazon or Fandango.

Will Disclosure Day Be on Netflix or Peacock?

Disclosure Day won’t be on Netflix anytime soon. The film is a Universal release, which means that it’ll eventually be streaming on Peacock.

Due to the streaming deal between Universal and Amazon, Disclosure Day will most likely stream on Peacock for the first 120 days (the “Pay 1 window”), then stream exclusively on Prime Video for 10 months, followed by four additional months on Peacock.

When Will Disclosure Day Be Streaming on Peacock?

Decider’s Anna Menta predicts that Disclosure Day will drop on Peacock in or around October 2026.

Disclosure Day will be available to buy on Amazon beginning Tuesday, July 21.

A tragic turn of events has led to the arrest of a Kansas man, suspected of murder, following the heartbreaking loss of his two-year-old son in a catastrophic house fire earlier this year.

James Crump, a 33-year-old father, found himself in custody on Tuesday, facing serious charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child endangerment. These charges are linked to the untimely death of his young son, Elijah Crump.

The tragic incident unfolded on January 26, when a devastating fire consumed the family’s rural home nestled in Dickinson County, Kansas, which lies to the west of Topeka near the geographical heart of the state.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at approximately 5:48 p.m. Upon their arrival, the home was already fully ablaze, as reported by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement officers encountered James Crump with another child outside the fiery structure. It was then revealed that little Elijah remained trapped inside, marking the beginning of this heartbreaking tragedy.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control, and upon searching the wreckage, they discovered the toddler’s body.

On Monday, after an investigation that lasted almost six months, Dickinson County Attorney Brock Abbey submitted a criminal complaint against James, and the court issued a warrant for the father’s arrest the next day. 

The warrant, which was reviewed by the Daily Mail, alleged that James murdered his son by causing or recklessly allowing a situation that put his son’s life in danger, which it is understood referred to the fire.

The warrant did not detail how police suspect James caused or allowed the fire. 

Abbey, the county attorney, declined to comment or provide additional information when the Daily Mail reached out, citing his office’s policy regarding pending litigation.

James was booked into the Dickinson County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, where he is being held on a $250,000 cash bond, according to the jail’s records. 

The father had his first appearance in court at 11am on Thursday. Judge Neal Gugler presided over the hearing at Dickinson County Court. 

It appears that James has not yet hired an attorney, and it is unclear whether he has pleaded guilty or not guilty. 

In early February, shortly after the fire that claimed the toddler’s life the month before, neighbor Pat MacDonald described the scene and locals’ reactions to KSNW. 

‘It was terrifying to look out the window and see all those flashing red and white lights and the blaze in the house, but so many people came,’ she said. 

‘The community is pulling for this family,’ she added at the time. 

Rick Crump, the toddler’s grandfather also spoke to the outlet as he mourned Elijah’s death. 

‘When I would see him in pictures, he always had a smile,’ Rick said. 

‘Elijah probably is more blessed than we actually know because he is in heaven, and he is our Saint Elijah now.’

The case continues. 

NEW JERSEY — A celestial visitor weighing over two pounds (1 kilogram) tore through a New Jersey home’s roof two years ago and holds the potential to reveal secrets about ancient water in our solar system.

On July 16, 2024, residents across the northeastern United States—encompassing New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania—witnessed a daytime spectacle as a fiery object blazed across the sky. This fireball careened just south of the Statue of Liberty, leaving in its wake a sonic boom that reverberated through New York City and much of New Jersey.

This dramatic event was caused by a meteorite, akin to the heft of a loaded airline suitcase, which rocketed through our atmosphere at an astounding 32,000 miles per hour (14.4 kilometers per second).

Not just any space rock, this particular meteorite was unusually fragile, shattering approximately 22 miles (35.4 kilometers) aboveground. The fragments were subsequently tracked by Doppler weather radar at Newark Liberty International Airport, tracing their descent from Staten Island into New Jersey.

Amid this cosmic disassembly, a single fragment survived the fiery journey, making a dramatic entry into a master bedroom in Hillsborough, New Jersey, by crashing through its ceiling.

The impact caused no injuries, and the homeowners quickly put on disposable gloves and collected the black fragments and dust from the bed and carpet using aluminum foil and glass jars, said Peter Jenniskens, senior research scientist at the SETI Institute and NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

Jenniskens is the lead author of a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances that detailed an analysis of the Hillsborough meteorite.

The homeowners also patched the roof of their house before rain fell that evening – a crucial step because the fragile meteor is porous and sucks in water from the air, Jenniskens said.

Such quick thinking prevented the meteorite from being overly contaminated. Scientists were able to study the object. The analysis revealed it to be a rare, primitive type of meteorite that provides a window into the early solar system.

“We detected a complex suite of amino acids, the fundamental building blocks of proteins, in water extracts of the Hillsborough meteorite,” said study coauthor Dr. Danny Glavin, senior scientist for the Sample Return in the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

“Most of the amino acids detected in Hillsborough are rare or nonexistent in life on Earth, so they are truly extraterrestrial in origin.”

A salty, cosmic time capsule

Authorities in Baltimore are on the hunt for a group of individuals implicated in the brutal assault of an elderly man during an attempted robbery outside a local gas station.

Video footage from a nearby surveillance camera captured the moment a group sprinted towards the victim outside a 7-Eleven, launching an attack and brandishing weapons.

The clip reveals six unknown assailants, clad in hooded sweatshirts, repeatedly knocking the elderly man to the pavement and hurling various objects at him.

In a particularly alarming moment, the video shows one suspect apparently aiming what seems to be an assault rifle at the victim while another suspect ominously points a sword at him, as revealed by police.

Baltimore Police report it happened in the city’s Northern District just before 4 a.m. on July 7 at the 7-Eleven location on Liberty Heights Avenue.

The attack follows an announcement Baltimore’s Democratic mayor, Brandon M. Scott, made about the reported drop in violent crime in the city.

Scott’s office noted the city has seen 50 homicides so far this year.

“This total represents the fewest homicides ever recorded in Baltimore through the first six months of a calendar year. Compared to this date last year, Baltimore has seen a 23.1% decrease in homicides and a 2.5% decrease in non-fatal shootings,” the announcement reported.

As for the 7-Eleven incident, Baltimore Police confirmed to News Media that “the victim sustained minor bruising from the assault.”

Police could not confirm if suspects were involved in other related crimes in the city.

The investigation is ongoing.

News Media has reached out to 7-Eleven for comment.

Taking a breath outdoors is akin to inhaling a cigarette puff.

Breathing the smoke-filled air in New York City for just three hours on Thursday could be equivalent to smoking 2.5 cigarettes, according to an expert’s alarming revelation.

The air in New York City has reached “unhealthy” levels, a consequence of wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada and the Great Lakes. This has led officials to advise residents to stay indoors for their safety.

“It’s fair to say that merely breathing the air in New York City today is like smoking ten cigarettes,” Michael Petroni, a seasoned pollution expert and former EPA employee, shared with The Post regarding spending an entire day outside.

All five boroughs have been under an Air Quality Health Advisory since Wednesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has been stuck between 151 and 200 — significantly above the 0-50 range that is considered “good,” as stated by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

That means there are “unhealthy” levels of dust, dirt, soot, smoke and other toxins in the air that New Yorkers would typically only ingest by lighting a few cigarettes.

“The rule of thumb is about 20 AQI points for a whole day equals one cigarette,” explained Petroni, who worked for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

While it may not sound nefarious, that exposure could be chipping away at New Yorkers’ lifespans.

The AQI measures particulate matter, which includes toxins ranging from heavy metals to aerosol droplets and other carcinogens that are invisible to the naked eye.

“They get into your bloodstream because they’re so small and they wreak havoc on your immune system. Over time, that adds up and it increases your likelihood of cancer, of heart disease,” said Petroni, who is currently working on an app that measures the air quality on a day-to-day basis.

Short term stays outdoors can also pose risks, he continued.

New Yorkers can expect itchy eyes, lethargy, inflammation, mucus build-up, headaches, shortness of breath and other symptoms.

“If you go for a run today, you’re gonna notice it really hard. You’re not gonna be able to run as fast. You’re gonna get tired very quickly. Your heart’s gonna race … Your body’s just trying to rush to like clear it all out, and it can’t very quickly,” said Petroni.

The good news is that New Yorkers can reduce their risk by simply staying indoors.

Air purification systems and air conditioning units can clear out the polluted air.

The city is also giving out free K95 masks to those who need to venture outdoors — the masks have up to a 95% pollution prevention rate, said Petroni.